Maino’s Whisky Tasting Notes

Name of Whisky:_MacKinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky_

Distiller: Whyte & Mckay Age: years_ ?__ ABV: _47.3%

Color: Straw/Pale Gold Barrel: American Oak sherry or wine casks _

Swirl: Mild cling to the side of the glass.

Nose (Neat):_Mild peat, oak/woody, vanilla, cinnamon, mild smoke

Nose Intensity: Mellow Warming Prickly Peppery Sharp

Flavor: Mild Warming, Peaty.

Mouth Feel: Smooth Viscous Drying Puckering Clean Creamy

First Taste: Clean Sweet Sour Salty Bitter

First Taste Intensity: Mellow Warming Prickly Peppery Sharp

Finish: Clean Sweet Sour Salty Bitter Dry

Finish Intensity: Mellow Warming Prickly Peppery Sharp

Comments: According to the journal article, Sensory and Chemical Analysis of ‘Shackleton’s’ Mackinlay Scotch Whisky by James Pryde, et al, this re-creation is a lightly peated malt whisky matured in American white oak sherry or wine casks. It contains whiskies from Speyside, the Islands, the Highlands, and some rare 1983 Glen Mhor. Whyte and Mackay produced 50,000 bottles. This distillate is more novelty than good whisky. Over-priced, over-hyped…but it is a bit of fun and if you have an opportunity to sip a dram, well this is a great opportunity for story-telling. As I develop my skills in the area of whisky appreciation, my neighborhood adult beverage depot store manager and I learned that we share a love of good whisky. One day while visiting his establishment, he quickly pulled me aside and we walked to a back room. There, with a big smile on his face, he told me the story of Shackleton’s Mackinlay Scotch Whisky, and then poured me a wee sample. Although not one of my favorite whiskies, it did provide an opportunity for two whisky connoisseurs to come together, experience the moment, share a story and marvel at the unending pleasures provided by this aqua vita. Watch the movie by clicking here.

M rating: 3Ms MMM’s Cost: __<$160.00 __

Apple, Apricot, Banana, Burnt wood, Carnation, Cedar, Chocolate, Cooked mash, Cinnamon, Citric, Cloves, Coconut,

Coffee, Corn, Dried hay, Dried hops, Earthy, Figs, Fishy, Fruit, Heather, Honey, Lavender, Leather, Lemon, Lilac, Liquorice, Madeira, Malt extract, Medicinal, Mossy, Mulch, Nutmeg, Nutty, Oranges, Peaches, Pear, Peaty, Pine, Pine

nuts, Plums, Pot ale, Rose, Sea-spray, Sautemes, Sherry, mild Smoke, Spice, Sulphury, Tangerines, Tea, Vanilla, Woody, Yeast extract

Apple, Apricot, Banana, Burnt wood, Carnation, Cedar, Cereal, Chocolate, Cooked mash, Cinnamon, Citric, Cloves,

Coconut, Coffee, Corn, Dried hay, Dried hops, Earthy, Figs, Fishy, Heather, Honey, Lavender, Leather, Lemon, Lilac,

Liquorice, Madeira, Malt extract, Medicinal, Mossy, Mulch, Nutmeg, Nutty, Oranges, Peaches, Pear, Peaty, Pine, Pine

nuts, Plums, Pot ale, Rose, Sea-spray, Sautemes, Sherry, mild Sweet, Smoke, Sulphury,Tangerines,Tea, Vanilla,

Woody, Yeast extract