New & Exclusive: Shackleton Blended Malt at the Whisky Shop – Scotch Whisky News
New & Exclusive: Shackleton
Inspired by the story of explorer, Ernest Shackleton, this brand new blended malt Scotch whisky from Master Blender, Richard Patterson, recreates the Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky that Shackleton took on his 1907 expedition to the South Pole.
With the last bottles discovered under the ice in 2007, Paterson sought to produce his own interpretation of the taste in this blend launching exclusively with The Whisky Shop.
Combining the best Highland malt whiskies and allowing them to marry over a long period, Paterson has created an enigmatic blended malt with a dash of body and a whisper of smoke.
With complex notes of vanilla, honey and orchard fruits, the whisky has real warmth and depth, much like Shackleton himself.
Shackleton The Journey
The second edition in the Shackleton project from Whyte & Mackay, The Journey is a rare and unique blended malt Scotch.
Following the discovery of 3 cases of Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky left under the ice in Antarctica by Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to the South Pole some 100 years earlier, Master Blender Richard Paterson spent weeks in the laboratory nosing, tasting and deconstructing the whisky. This recreation comprises a wide selection of highland malts, including very old Glen Mhor which was the Mackinlay distillery before its closure in 1983.
Bottled at a strength of 47.3% abv, this blended malt has a light honey colour with shimmering straw highlights. The nose is elegant with delicate notes of crushed apple, pear and pineapple, with oak shavings, smoke and hints of buttery vanilla, caramel and nutmeg. The palate has a tantalising array of flavours, revealing a spirit with plenty of impact.
