Mortlach Distillery
ABV 55.8%
Classic and just what I would have expected from this distillery as well.
Annabel Meikle
Duncan Taylor
Brand
Duncan Taylor
Bottler
1989, 23 Years Old
Expression
Single Malt
Type
23
Age (Years)
2013
Year of Bottling
55.8%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Bramble and apple crumble with toasted topping as if cooked in a wood fired oven. Dried sour cherry and lots of Autumnal fruits with water.
Palate: Toasted teacake and a fiery chilli and ginger heat. Prosciutto and mostarda di frutta. Herbal cardamom and mint chocolate develop with time.
Finish: Big and busty –a bear hug of a dram.
Comment: Classic and just what I would have expected from this distillery as well.
Score: 8.2
Taster
Nose: Malty and slightly lactic. Big. Dairy parlour, farmyard. Straw. There is a rustic scent here. Quite enticing. Clover honey. With water a grassy note.
Palate: Sweet at first then drying on spices and a dusty feel. The same rustic flavours. Fruity cheese (comté?). Hazelnuts. The alcohol is biting and numbing.
Finish: Dry, lactic, grassy.
Comment: This whisky takes you for a ride in the countryside. The nose especially has retained farm aromas. The alcohol is not totally mastered though.
Score: 7.8
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