CuttySarkProhibition(700mL)

<p><em>Hot chicks, fast ships, and whisky… some things never change… and at nearly cask-strength, this blended Scotch has flavor to spare. </em></p><p><em>Cutty Sark </em>has been around a long time… since <em>1923. </em>But they are a Whisky produced by <em>The Edrington Group, </em>which as been around in various forms since <em>1850 </em>and is owned by the Robertson family. Why do you care? Because they make a <em>LOT </em>of Whisky, including perennial Single-malt favorite <em>The Macallan, The Famous Grouse, </em>and <em>Highland Park </em>for goodness sake! They also own <em>Brugal, </em>which is the leading golden Rum in the Caribbean and <em>Snow Leopard Vodka. The Edrington Group </em>are not one of the super-giant-behemoths, but there is some serious skill in their bottles. </p><p><em>Cutty Sark </em>produces a wide range of blended Whiskies that have formed the core of back-bars for decades. The Whisky gets its name from the ship — <em>The Cutty Sark </em>— which was one of the last and fastest sailing cargo ships ever made. And it was built just a few miles from the distillery about the time the Robertson’s started distilling near <em>Glasgow, Scotland. </em>The ship, in turn, was named after… ahem… a scantily-clad character in Robert Burn’s famous poem,<em> “Tam ‘o Shanter.”</em> In fact, <em>“cutty-sark” </em>roughly translates to <em>“short skirt” </em>in the local vernacular. Hot chicks, fast ships, and Whisky… some things never change. A carving of the fetching and bewitching lass was carved into the bow of the ship. </p><p>Cutty Sark Prohibition is dedicated to the <em>“notorious Captain William McCoy”</em> who smuggled <em>Cutty Sark </em>into America during the dark days of Prohibition. So for this special edition bottling of their core blended Scotch Whisky, they pulled out all the stops. </p><p>The bottle is <em>rich black glass, </em>the <em>label old-school, </em>and the Spirit is bottled at <em>50% </em>ABV<em> </em>like it was back in the <em>1920s. </em>The normal Cutty Sark is 40% ABV, so <em>Cutty Sark Prohibition </em>makes that other stuff look like a schoolboy. And all Cutty Sarks are <em>“blended Scotch” </em>Whiskies, which means that they balance it out with other grains to ensure a consistent flavor profile. At nearly cask-strength, it has flavor to spare. </p><p><u>SmartAss Corner:</u><em>In the film Goodfellas, Joe Pesci’s character — Tommy De Vito — orders a “Cutty and water.” It was one of the most popular drinks among mobsters during their heyday. </em></p>