Mortlach Distillery
ABV 43%
Shows its age well and with balance.
Rob Allanson
Gordon & MacPhail
Brand
Gordon & MacPhail
Bottler
1971
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
43%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Brown melted sugar, figs, brown parcel paper, parkin cake, fir trees,\rseasoned logs, almost a mothball note, antique boxes.
Palate: Toast and Oxford marmalade, blood oranges, the spices (cinnamon and cumin) start to build gently.
Finish: Long and sweet.
Comment: Shows its age well and with balance.
Score: 8.5
Taster
Nose: Polished mahogany, bees wax, fresh tangerine pieces, black banana, sour\rcherries and the merest puff of peat smoke.
Palate: The peat is prominent, a mélange of stewed fruits: more sour cherries, rum soaked raisins, overripe plums, clove and cinnamon, marmalade and rich caramel sauce.
Finish: Luxurious, with cherries and woody spice leaving traces.
Comment: Magnificent in every way, especially the finish.
Score: 9.1
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