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A famous and very popular blended whisky, Vat 69 comes with a great deal of history. It was first made in 1882 by William Sanderson - a liquor manufacturer from Leith, Scotland. To create the perfect blend, Sanderson made up 100 different vattings of whisky and hired a panel of expert whisky tasters to select the finest one. They chose the 69th vatting, thus the name, Vat 69. Blended using forty different malt and grain whiskies, this is a smooth, balanced spirit and a perennial favourite with blend drinkers.
Hints of spice and caramel, notes of barley malt, with a soft wheat character. A touch of pear juice.
Ground almonds and barley malt. Slightly biscuity, more of those pear notes, a little pepper. Sweet, rounded.
Woody, spiced finish. Caramel.
Simple, easy-going stuff. If you're looking for a dependable blend, this is an excellent choice.
I prefer the Haig scotch whiskeys. Haig&Haig Five Star was my favorite. However, my brother in law, who has enough money to but a distillery and who could buy any scotch made by the barrel, has been drinking Vat 69 since 1950. I have tried to put him onto Ballentine 30 year old but he politely declines and goes back to Vat 69.
i love this whiskey,simple, smooth, uncomplicated whiskey. my tipple of choice. got a bottle of jonnie double black for my birthday, took one sip, gagged, and gave it to my neighbor! considering the rand is almost 15 to the pound and it costs 17 pounds in the uk, here we only pay R99! bargain!
I am drinking more and more whisky as I come to the close of a dissolute life and I am now returning to the Scotch whisky spirit and rejecting the gins, vodkas,rums, tequilas etc., et al, et al, of my youthful days. These days I want a nice drink that is not over-oaked, is kind of sweet, doesn't burn too much and kind of fits the bill of a friendly "prop" whisky. I remember serving this Scotch in an hotel I worked in (in Scotland) as this was the company's "house" whisky. Customers claimed they hated it but none could ever pick it out in a blind tasting along with other "props". It is OK, alright, satisfactory - and fills the niche when I just want a plain, ordinary glass of Scotch without having to "chew" etc. VAT 69 is fit for purpose, providing you know what the purpose is.
If you are in to single malts ( highlands) you will loathe it. All this Fruitcake Caramel Wood are nonsense,its plain spirit and nothing more. If you want a better whiskey get Black Dog over it anyday.Black Dog has that Caramel Buttery Creamy taste.If you have low tastes get this or the slightly better than VAT ,the Red Label.
very nice
