Whyte & Mackay 30 Years Old

Produzido por: United Kingdom

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This 30 year old blend is the most deluxe offering in the Whyte & Mackay range of blended whiskies. The blending firm of Whyte & Mackay was founded in Glasgow docks in 1844 by James Whyte and Charles Mackay.

Since those early days the iconic symbol of Whyte & Mackay has been a pair of red lions. The origins of this are partly explained by the history of Scotland’s clans. During the reign of David II, the Campbells acquired legal title to the Macgregor lands of Glenorchy resulting in the Macgregors expulsion of their own territory. They became an outlawed and landless clan. An act of the privy council in 1603 further castigated the clan by requiring all those named Macgregor, on pain of death, to adopt another surname. Hence many of the clan assumed the name Whyte. The founders of Whyte & Mackay took the lion from the Macgregor crest with the Lion Rampant of Scotland as their emblem.

Avaliação e degustação

Experimentado em 03/01/2011

Aparência:

Clear, golden-bronze.

Aroma:

Cooking apples in a wooden crate with hints of toffee and ripe banana.

Sabor:

Something of a surprise after the nose with a good blast of tar malt, salt and flint.

Aftertaste:

Long finish grips with malty warmth. From a distance the black-sprayed bottle with metallic gold detailing looks great, but sadly it does not stand up to closer scrutiny, particularly the poorly fixed golden lions label. Considering its positioning as a super premium blend has been reflected in our rating.