White Horse Scotch Whisky is a blended Scotch Whisky from Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. It was first produced by James Logan Mackie in 1861. In 2006, White Horse won blended whisky of the year in Murray's 2007 Whisky Bible.

Composition

White horse is a blended whisky, as opposed to the single malt style. White Horse is particularly noted for its use of the Lagavulin

Lagavulin

Lagavulin is a small village approximately three miles outside Port Ellen on the Isle of Islay, Scotland.It is best known for being the home of Lagavulin single malt whisky....

 malt as well as Talisker

Talisker

Talisker is an Island Single Malt Scotch whisky produced by the Talisker Distillery, Carbost, Scotland; the only distillery on the Isle of Skye. The distillery is operated by United Distillers and Vintners for Diageo, and is marketed as part of their Classic Malts series...

 and Linkwood .

Popular culture

White Horse is the brand of scotch preferred by Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, especially by his character Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners, a situation-comedy television series. His most noted film roles were as Minnesota Fats in the drama film The...

's character Minnesota Fats in The Hustler

The Hustler

The Hustler is a 1959 novel by American writer Walter Tevis. It tells the story of a young pool hustler, Edward "Fast Eddie" Felson, who challenges the legendary Minnesota Fats .The Hustler was adapted into a 1961 film of the same title, starring Paul...

(1961).