[Quick review] Mackinlay's Shackleton - Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 40%
A bit of value for money today with this Blended Malt Schotch Whisky
Distillery: n/a
Bottler: Mackinlay
Age: n/a
Distilled: n/a
Bottled: n'a
Cask: oak
Abv: 40%
Unchillfiltered: No
Natural Colour: No
Nb of bottles: n'a
Price: £35 (£18 paid)
Extra: Blended Malt Scotch
My tasting notes:
Nose: Sweet and fruity, vanilla, brown sugar, ginger, lemon, oak spice, green apple, a little yeast and hints of minerality too.
Palate: Sweet and gently woody, creamy, vanilla cream, oak spice, barley sugar, almond, bitter grapefruit, black pepper, slightly earthy and with a nice little caramel undertone! Super pleasant for £18!
Finish: Malty, warming & slightly industrial, digestive biscuits, pebbles, bitter grapefruit again, brine, slight cocoa.
With water: Fresher nose with more citrus and less oak / minerality. The palate loses in flavour, mostly sweet & malty. The finish becomes a little smoky.
All in all, this is not the best whisky I’ve ever had but if on offer sub-£20 in the U.K., it’s a bargain in my opinion! I think I will have to keep an eye out for another bottle...
Palate: Sweet and gently woody, creamy, vanilla cream, oak spice, barley sugar, almond, bitter grapefruit, black pepper, slightly earthy and with a nice little caramel undertone! Super pleasant for £18!
Finish: Malty, warming & slightly industrial, digestive biscuits, pebbles, bitter grapefruit again, brine, slight cocoa.
With water: Fresher nose with more citrus and less oak / minerality. The palate loses in flavour, mostly sweet & malty. The finish becomes a little smoky.
All in all, this is not the best whisky I’ve ever had but if on offer sub-£20 in the U.K., it’s a bargain in my opinion! I think I will have to keep an eye out for another bottle...
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