MacKinlay‘s Shackleton
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17981 | |
Blend-Scotch | |
Scotland | |
Blended Malt Whisky | |
40% | |
1 l | |
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Peat Smoke:
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![CopperPot](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
29. Oct 2020
In actuality this is probably more like a 3.5 star whisky for me, but I gave it the ol' round up for the sake of the branding.
Ah, Shackleton. I didn't go into the liquor store in search of this whisky, but I'd be a liar if I didn't claim I damn near sprung up and out of my skin when I saw this bottle poking out behind some Lagavulin 8. It wasn't that I had ever heard of this whisky, I just have a soft spot for anything remotely close to Antarctica. The marketed promise of it being a recreation of Shackleton's preferred booze really dulled the spontaneous sting of the purchase. And for round about $30 USD, this whisky isn't half bad.
It's an easy sipper, although here's something in the smoothness of the flavor that feels a bit... false. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's decided smoothness feels somehow unearned. But that's a vague, cryptic statement that I am unable to quantify with actual data or tasting comparisons.
Needless to say, I'm happy to have bought this. The packaging is slick and the bottle will be a keeper when empty thanks to the imprinted Shackleton quote on the reverse. I'm unsure if I would buy it again, but I suppose that's a question for when I'm on the other side of the bottle and under the table.
Ah, Shackleton. I didn't go into the liquor store in search of this whisky, but I'd be a liar if I didn't claim I damn near sprung up and out of my skin when I saw this bottle poking out behind some Lagavulin 8. It wasn't that I had ever heard of this whisky, I just have a soft spot for anything remotely close to Antarctica. The marketed promise of it being a recreation of Shackleton's preferred booze really dulled the spontaneous sting of the purchase. And for round about $30 USD, this whisky isn't half bad.
It's an easy sipper, although here's something in the smoothness of the flavor that feels a bit... false. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's decided smoothness feels somehow unearned. But that's a vague, cryptic statement that I am unable to quantify with actual data or tasting comparisons.
Needless to say, I'm happy to have bought this. The packaging is slick and the bottle will be a keeper when empty thanks to the imprinted Shackleton quote on the reverse. I'm unsure if I would buy it again, but I suppose that's a question for when I'm on the other side of the bottle and under the table.
![Jeff_Chambers](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
19. Apr 2019
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Comment: For a very modestly priced bottle this is a full, interesting, well rounded and smooth whisky. Dangerously good sipping with a silky / waxy mouth feel and a very satisfying lasting finish.
![Öl Öl](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/a/csm_GrainNuts_-_Oil_6555b04ee2.png)
![Rauch Rauch](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
![Getrocknete Früchte Getrocknete Früchte](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/2/csm_Sweet_-_DriedFruit_45f3a3feb0.png)
![Orange Orange](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/a/csm_Fruit_-_Orange_78b8462c40.png)
![Kirsche Kirsche](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/9/csm_Fruit_-_Cherry_c52be6d2b3.png)
Taste:
![Salz Salz](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/b/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Salt_f4cd8c1c91.png)
![Banane Banane](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/9/csm_Fruit_-_Banana_a845497048.png)
![Walnuss Walnuss](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/5/csm_GrainNuts_-_Walnut_bc62cd7123.png)
![Rauch Rauch](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
![Eiche Eiche](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/f/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Oak_e8ab3373e6.png)
Finish:
![Eiche Eiche](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/f/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Oak_e8ab3373e6.png)
![Rauch Rauch](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
Comment: For a very modestly priced bottle this is a full, interesting, well rounded and smooth whisky. Dangerously good sipping with a silky / waxy mouth feel and a very satisfying lasting finish.
![N-et-Lexus](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
29. Sep 2019