Duncan Taylor Dimensions
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Duncan Taylor Dimensions

Mortlach Distillery

1989, 23 Years Old

ABV 55.8%

Classic and just what I would have expected from this distillery as well.

Annabel Meikle

Specification

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

Tasting Notes

Annabel Meikle

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

Martine Nouet

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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Overall Score

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