Whyte & Mackay creates celeb whisky blends

Whisky brand Whyte & Mackay has created customised blends for Scottish celebrities which reflect their personalities.

The chosen few include Gordon Brown, Andy Murray and Sean Connery, who will enjoy their own whisky made by master blender Richard Paterson.

Paterson said: "Just like Scotland, whisky is packed full with a plethora of different characters and individual quirks.

"These whiskies are one-offs and so won't be available to buy but should their namesakes be keen to sample them I'd be more than happy to give them some tips on how to nose and taste their personal whiskies."

Based on the success of the Scottish celebrity whiskies, Paterson also selected some international stars to base a blend on.

He said: "Whisky is one of Scotland's greatest exports and is appreciated around the globe. Therefore, it seemed only right to pick some international names to name a new whisky after, such as Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela and even Homer Simpson."

Andy Murray's whisky is described as, "a young, vibrant, aggressive whisky which is likely to get even better with age as it mellows, but still has an incredibly focused flavor", while Sean Connery's blend, "brings in some of the well-aged malts and is matured in sherry casks (to reflect his Mediterranean looks)."

Others include a "feisty" Gordon Ramsay blend, and Alastair Darling's blend — "one of the most expensive whiskies ever created. This is a high brow dram that comes with a budget defying price tag".