HOOCH PROJECT NYC Session #11 - 10/11/11 - Shackleton's Whisky
The Goal:
A super casual, nonprofit project aiming at discovering what spirits are really about by drinking the best stuff for very little money.
Two, sometimes three times a month I select ONE bottle of an excellent & rare spirit which is then poured at COST at one of my friends' bar. Tasting lasts until the bottle is gone.
This time Laura Baddish from PR company The Baddish Group very kindly offered a bottle of the brand new Shackleton's whisky to our group for tasting.
This whisky is being released this week or next in the US and you have a unique chance to taste it, for free....
What: One bottle of Shackleton's Whisky - Mackinlay's Rare Old Highland Malt
How much: poured at cost i-e $0 per oz.
Why is it a good deal: barely released in the US. A blend of various malt whiskies including The Dalmore and Glen Mhor. Bottled at the same strength as the sample of recovered whisky (47.3%). Age of the malts used is between eight and thirty years old. And....yeah, it's free.
Where: Stella - 213 Front st (Seaport), NYC.
When: Tuesday October 11th.
What Time: I'll open the bottle at 6:30pm sharp; tasting will last until the bottle is gone.
Requirements: be over 21, be there at 6:30pm if you want a chance to get a dram & have a few $ on you to tip the staff.
The story:
http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2011/04/shackletons-whisky-mackinlays-...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/magazine/drinking-ernest-shackletons-w...
What does the Malt Advocate Mag says (now known as The Whisky Advocate):
Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland whisky, 47.3%, $162
Rarely has a blend caused as much excitement as this one, but with good reason. This is also known as the Shackleton whisky, and is a recreation of the whisky abandoned in the Antarctic by explorer Ernest Shackleton more than 100 years ago. It has lemon, spring blossom, and wafts of smoke on the nose. The taste is full and citrusy, with peat and pepper in attendance. Beautifully balanced and outstanding, but there are just 50,000 bottles, so snap it up. –Dominic Roskrow
Advanced Malt Advocate magazine rating: 92