VAT 69
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£29.99 GBP
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Product Description
Blended using forty different malt and grain whiskies, this is a smooth, balanced spirit and a perennial favourite with blend drinkers. VAT 69 is a famous old brand of blended whisky, chosen by Sir Ernest Shackleton to accompany him on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914 ‘for medicinal and celebratory purposes’.
Highlights
- Famously the favourite whisky of Captain Lewis Nixon of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, immortalized in the book and TV series Band of Brothers.
- Blended scotch whisky.
- 1 litre bottle size.
- 40% ABV.
Serving Instructions
Neat or with a mixer.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Hints of spice and caramel, notes of barley malt, with a soft wheat character. A touch of pear juice.
Palate: Ground almonds and barley malt. Slightly biscuit, more of those pear notes, a little pepper. Sweet, rounded.
Finish: Woody, spiced finish. Caramel.