Waterproof Blended Malt Scotch Whiskey / 45.8% / 0.7l
- The Waterproof brand was introduced in 2020 by Macduff International.
Product description
Whisky Waterproof debuted in 2020 in the Macduff International offering.
The company was founded in 1992 by three whisky industry veterans: Stewart Mac Duff, Edward Thompson (formerly of Whyte & Mackay) and Charles Murray (formerly of United Distillers). MacDuff International specialises in blended whisky, its key brands being Islay Mist, Lauder's and Macnish, which it bought from Allied Distillers. In 2011, the owners sold the company to private investors. Waterproof is a blended malt whisky made with sherry casks (the makers do not disclose the origin of the ingredients), bottled at 45.8% abv. Both the name and presentation of the whisky refer to water, alcohol content and the creator of the material used in raincoats, Scotsman Charles Macinosh.
Aroma : fruity, barley malt, raisins, dates, multi-berry jam, milk chocolate, raisins and a bit of oak.
Taste : sweet breakfast cereals, honey, toffee, apple pie sprinkled with cinnamon, mocha, milk chocolate, raisins and oak.
Finish : not too long, with notes of toffee, honey, dried fruit, a bit of cinnamon and oak tannins.