Iconic Speyside 13 Year Old Octave 1971 Finish: Earthy carbolic notes

Finish: Earthy carbolic notes

Finish: Sweet aftertaste and slightly bitter

three cases of Mackinlay's whisky were found buried under the ice of Antarctica by the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust - having been there since Sir Ernest Shackleton's South Pole expedition between 1907 and 1909

Foudre and French oak barrels

Chris Keet is a somewhat elusive figure in the wine industry

Iconic Speyside 13 Year Old Octave 1971 Finish: Earthy carbolic notesDESCRIPTION A South African exclusive single cask release from an undisclosed distillery in Speyside, bottled by independent bottler Duncan Taylor in their Octave range. Distilled in 2010, matured for 13 years in oak casks before being finished for 3 months in a sherrywood octave (approximately 60 litre cask) and bottled in 2024. Only 87 bottles were produced, each one individually numbered. Non chillfiltered, naturally coloured and bottled at a cask