A great story surrounding the origin of the Mackinlay brand is one of some workers from the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust.

They were restoring Ernest Shackleton’s hut in the south pole and found three cases of Scotch Whisky. There were labelled Rare old Highland malt whisky, blended and bottled by Chas. Mackinlay & Co’. 

This bottling is a minimum of 12 years of age.