Whyte and Mackay 13 Year Old

Barely drinkable. Poor taste, no where nearly as good as Chivas Regal 12 years for a few pounds extra. Very disappointing.

30th December 2018

It's one of my favorite 12 yo blends so far (it's 13 but I classified it as 12 yo category).

It's not one of the cheapest, but gives you a nice body and a good complexity of flavours in your mouth, especially Tea and Raisins notes to your palate. If you add a teaspoon of water, it reveals a hidden smokiness note on the finish but not too much like JW Black Label.

Sherry casks maded a nice work on this particular blend, this is a must have if you like whiskies with those particular notes given by the Sherry casks.

Just buy it, you won't regret it! 10/10

23rd May 2017

It´s a very special blend. Excellent!

31st July 2016

For me is just water, it has almost no taste, in the nose is fine and has a little bit of sherry due to de extra year, but that's it, not of my kind.

21st September 2015

One of the best value blends in the market today. Starts off with a decent nose with rich malty aromas coming through. Rich and robust delivery with good mouth feel, some ripe red fruits and distinct sherry sweetness on the palate. The grain and malt are well integrated with neither dominating. The finish is decent. This was one big surprise for me and I was quick to buy another bottle.

18th April 2015

Alcohol and wood almost kill me at first... this is the worst and cheapest 12 years old "or more"... whisky i ever taste.

2nd June 2014

I’ve never been a big fan of the standard ‘Special’ Whyte & Mackay, don’t get me wrong I’m not a malt snob, I am capable of enjoying a dram of cheap blends but I’ve always thought ‘Special’ is a bit too sweet and has too vague malt character, it is dominated by the young slightly rough grains helped only by a bit of sherry cask influence. This ‘Thirteen’ though is leagues ahead of ‘Special’, the grain whiskies seem to have been smoothed out with the extra time in the casks, the malt character is a bit more pronounced and it has a more clearly defined sherry influence. In my opinion it’s one of the best value whiskies money can buy, anyone that says this is a poor whisky doesn't know what they’re talking about.

26th May 2014

Starts off ok with reasonable malt whiskey aromas & sweet / creamy in the mouth, but the finish is just grain spirit which made me shudder.

Probably just right to finish a heavy evening in a Glasgow boozer. But for me this bottle is going to the back of the cupboard, its barely drinkable.

26th March 2014

Forgot to give this a star rating on my previous post.

31st January 2014

Good beginner whisky. Nice rounded flavours and very easy to drink. Though lacks any real distinguishing characteristics. Would recommend for anyone just getting into whisky drinking. But if you are looking for something more complex then maybe not the whisky for you.

31st January 2014