VAT 69

VAT 69 Blended Scotch Whisky

As many might suspect the title is an analogy both to the reliable and sturdy nature of the US army Jeep, but also to the Band of Brothers series, for which this whisky's appearance is most known. Although appearances in many other film productions is noteworthy, time to explore ;) Time also then to rediscover this good'ole blend. On the nose:...

Score 81/100

VAT 69 Blended Scotch Whisky

My second-to-last bottle of the dozen blended Scotch minis I bought through Scotch Whisky Auctions is here. Another old venerable blend, Vat 69 was launched in 1882 by independent blenders William Sanderson & Co. They tasted 100 vats of various blends they put together, and chose #69. It's height of popularity was during the 1950s and '60s but...

Score 84/100

VAT 69 Blended Scotch Whisky

I picked up this whisky in Spain for about 5 pounds! I´d already read about it and I also watched Ralfy´s review on it on his channel. The bottle is very dark green which makes it very hard to see it's color. The main reason for this is basically less colorant. I know you shouldn't pay any attention to the color of the dram but I still believe you...

Score 79/100

VAT 69 Blended Scotch Whisky

Rather pleasant whisky blend, has a bit of everything bit of wood, bit of fruit, bit of herbs and even slight hints of smoke and a short finish. But what it lacks is real character. So rated pure as solo whisky it would not be great say about 60-65, the lack of character makes that it will blend easily with a rich character whisky (for example a...

Score 73/100