White Horse America's Cup 1987

White Horse bottled 1970s

White Horse is a blend with a rich history. It was launched by Mackie & Co, who at the time owned both Craigellachie and Lagavulin distilleries. It is named after the White Horse Inn in Canongate, Edingburgh and was first released in the 1880s. Funny detail: the White Horse Inn was actually owned by the Mackie family from 1650 until 1917. In...

Score 86/100

White Horse / Bot.1980s

I just tried a 1970s bottling from this legendary blend, which was very old school and lovely. Luckily, I have another bottle, albeit from a later decade. Let’s find out if this White Horse from the 1980s is equally pleasant. It is bottled at a lower strength and much brighter in color though. Well, I have to admit that this nose if even better...

Score 87/100

White Horse

Diageo's White Horse blended Scotch whisky is based on Lagavulin malt and is 3 years old. The reviewed sample is from a freshly opened bottle Nose: yep, White Horse smells just like dilute Lagavulin malt...and dilute wheat whisky. There is very soft peat in the Lagavulin 16 style, with no real smoke, nice,... but you wish the wheat whisky just...

Score 83/100

White Horse

Sadly, we come to our final of the twelve old blended minis I won at Scotch Whisky Auctions. White Horse is a very old, very famous blend. In 1890 "Restless Peter" Mackie took over the White Horse family firm (est. 1742) and created this iconic scotch. The history of White Horse is inextricably intertwined with the history of Lagavulin,...

Score 92/100