Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl | Blended Scotch Whisky | Born Adventurous | 40% vol Blended Scottish Whisky

I've seen Shackleton whisky pop up on sale regularly for £20. It has a nice back story - which you may or may not be bothered about - but, at the end of the day, it's a reasonable-priced blend of malts (no grain), so I thought I'd give it a try. I'm drinking it now. Before the first sip, I braced myself for disappointment. I need not have worried - it's nice. It is a well-made - or well-blended - standard style of whisky. It tastes like a decent Highland malt with a touch of extra sweetness. It's similar to Highland Park 10, maybe a touch smoother and a touch sweeter. It has plenty of flavour if drunk neat, and the profile changes subtlety when an ice cube is added - it becomes a bit woodier to me ... a bit more peppery, but still sweetish (caramel/toffee/vanilla). This is a decent whisky for £20. It's not a sherry bomb (it tastes to me of bourbon and American oak rather than sherry). It has no peat that I can detect. If you enjoy normal not-messed-about-with whisky, this is £10 cheaper than it should be. A good quality every day sipper. Bargain. UPDATE: I bought another bottle of Shackleton. It tasted slightly thinner, slightly blander and not quite as sweet. It improved over the four nights that I drank it, but it wasn't as good as the first bottle.

Great price for a good go to whiskey that doesn't cost a lot.

One of the best blended whisky’s ( in my opinion) better than some of the Malt whiskey that is so revered by some people. Flavour and taste excellent, lovely on its own or with something of your choice. Personally I think it’s far to good to mix with anything and certainly not with ICE unless you are from America where they put ice in everything.

Whyte & Mackay master blender Richard Paterson's recreated version of the whisky Ernest Shackleton took on his famous 1907 first polar expedition. A slight peat smoke to the flavour, but mainly robust with solid caramel and vanilla. When cutting with water, be generous, the robust flavour can handle a good amount of dilution when compared to a Speyside malt. I find it best when you let a couple of good size ice cubes melt in, to release a few more aromas. Great whisky for general evening sipping - and a great price!

Very nice drink it is really good

Best tasting whisky in its price range well worth a taste

Pure magic whiskey

My favourite Whisky which can be hard to find on the high street, highly recommend.

Wirklich ein guter Whisky für nen echt fairen Euro. Es muss nicht immer super fancy sein. Schmack ist mild und nur ganz leicht rauchig. Auch super als Geschenk bzw Mitbringsel ;-)

Whisky très sympa avec un bon rapport qualité prix

Whisky dal sapore antico, molto equilibrato, no torba. Ti porta indietro nel tempo

Très bon whisky mais a déguster avec modération .

Ein wie ich finde schöner, gelungener Blend, den in der Antarktis gefundenen Whiskies aus der "Nimrod" Südpol-Expedition 1907 nachempfunden. Leichte Würze, Aromen von Malz, Süße, in der Ferne etwas Rauch und ein milder Abgang zeichnen diesen Whisky aus, den ich nicht nur, aber auch gern zu einem der Bücher genieße, die von Shackleton's Expeditionen berichten. Gerade weil es kein geschmacklicher Extremist oder Überflieger ist, finde ich diesen Blended Malt sehr gelungen und nicht nur etwas für Einsteiger. Gut das es hier Nachschub gibt.