Yes, this is it – an exact replica of the whisky left in Antarctica by Sir Ernest Shackleton during his Antarctic expedition between 1907 and 1909. The whisky was recreated down to the very last detail by Whyte and Mackay’s blender extraordinaire, Richard Paterson. The final replica bottle of Mackinlay’s blend contains whiskies from Speyside, the islands, and the Highlands, and the recipe even includes some very rare 1983 Glen Mhor!
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Light honey, straw gold with shimmering highlights.
Soft, elegant & refined. Delicate aromas of crushed apple, pear and fresh pineapple arouse the senses. The spirit is exciting and vibrant with attractive notes of oak shavings that release hints of buttery vanilla, creamy caramel and nutmeg. A whisper of marmalade, cinnamon and even a tease of smoke, ginger and muscovado sugar completes this spectrum of delight.
With a generous strength of 47.3% this gives the spirit plenty of impact on the palate but in a mild warming manner. Harmonious and exhilarating. Whispers of gentle bonfire smoke slowly give way to spicy rich toffee, treacle and pecan nuts. These enticing flavours linger lovingly on the palate but are soon combined by a sensual, complex array of creme brulee, orange rind and freshly baked bread. It is a remarkable tapestry of tantalising taste sensations which truly rewards the palate.
Lovely idea. But pricing it as they did cries out for the reviews below. If you want to con your friends and say that this is a bottle of whisky discovered in the Arctic then go for it. If you want to say anything else then why pay nearly £100 for a bottle? It's a blend, an average blend. Nothing more. If you want to pay that amount for this then go for it. You may as well buy a bottle of Teachers and bury it for a hundred years, see how much you get for it then.
N: Conjuring farm yards and country walks in hot summers, dry cowpats, diary, glycerol, milk of magnesia, hints of apple/pineapple, pepper, ginger, some meatiness, ham in particular, shnapps, french bangers [light sulphur and cardboard - in a good way], sweetcorn, melon, butter, all-spice. Wow this is a pictorial nose - its conjuring images and places of my childhood! Amazing nose T: Fairly innocuous arrival, honey, spice, wood, malt, buttery, most reminiscent of speyside but with a highland edge, [I'm guessing]. Long and lingering with some peaty notes emerging. F: Some herbal notes, sweet and sour, good balance. Peppery aniseed and potato vodka at the death and later - cherry cough sweets and faint wood smoke. C: The nose is a winner, the rest is only nice. Happy to drink this at £40 a bottle, after all Shackleton took standard fair on expeditions - but at £100 absolutely not! Scores a B
First of all this is a recreation of the Whisky Shackleton took with him on the expedition, he took a average Whisky with him back in 1907 not several hundred bottles of high end quality single malt. So the effort out into creating the exact blend of Whisky he took over 100 years ago was very extensive. You buy This to experience a bit of history not to expect a 30yr old single malt taste. It's not designed to be like that. So those slagging it off get a grip and stop comparing cheese and chalk because this is about a recreation and an experience. If you don't get that then it's wasted on you anyway.
I've seen this particular bottle in many whisky shops and was kind a tempted to buy it..however recently I've had a chance to taste small sample of it for free and I was really shocked by it's quality especially when you look at the price tag.I would say that in the same league as Ballantines Finest,Bells or Famous Grouse. Basically four times overpriced crap!!! I'm glad I had only a sample...same applies to the Macallan 1876 Replica Szarik
Bought this bottle for my partner, excellant gift for any whisky lover. He had tried it at Chester Whisky Festival and loved it so was very happy when he opened it on Christmas day.
