WHYTE & MACKAY 50yo 175th Anniversary Bottling 44.6% abv 500ml

The Glasgow-based blender gave away 1,500 bottles of its Whyte & Mackay Rare 50 Year Old, created to mark the company’s 175th anniversary, as part of a promotional competition.

The company said that rather than sell the whisky through retailers, it intended to give the bottles away ‘to thank fans for their loyalty’.

Whyte & Mackay Rare 50 Year Old has been matured in a combination of ex-Bourbon barrels, Matusalem oloroso Sherry butts, one Tawny Port pipe and 30-year-old Apostoles Sherry butts.

Bottled at 44.6% abv, the whisky is said to contain notes of ‘macerated plums and Manuka honey, along with sticky toffee pudding’.