Whyte and Mackay reviews

This is not a smooth whisky or a whisky to buy to enjoy the nose. I would say it has a rough taste and you feel a slight burn as you drnk and swallow it, but this is what makes it enjoyable to drink. I…

13 year old is indeed a weird age for a blend. We usually find those aged 10 or 12. When asked about this, Richard Paterson, Master Blender of W&M , replied that after blending malts of at least 12 years…

This is a higher end blend, with a cork screw, now let’s see how this fares.Nose : Lots of sherry influences, sweet, honey , spices. More Pronounced than the 13 yet Same DNA. Very good nose.Palate:…

A straight forward blended scotch, easy drinking and pleasant but with little depth or character. This stuff is reminiscent of cough medicine, so one to keep at the back of the cupboard for hot toddies…

Topic at hand, Shackelton’s Replica, also known as Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland malt. I bet you’ve heard the name Shackelton quite a few times these past few months, and if you haven’t than you are…

This is a quality drop. The standard blend is all sugar and caramel but this has some depth. A really nice suprise. It's a superbly blended drink. And is nicely complex, each sip giving way to something…

Picked this up for 10 quid so I'm not disappointed for the money.However, Nose - has orange, honey and sugar. Body - Toffee, smooth, no bite. Finish - short, some malt, sprinkle of spice, slight citrus…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: Soft grain on the nose, with grape and sweet rubber swirling gracefully in sherry drenched barley. Alluring malty undertones complete this…

This is a so-called 'Blended & Vatted whisky’. It got a ‘double marriage’. First the different malt whiskies were vatted, while the 14 grainwhiskies got vatted seperately. They were then married together…