Mortlach 1992 16 Year Old Sherry Cask #4797 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Mortlach 16 Year Old

Nose: Heavy on the sherry in a very nice way, following on with a terry's chocolate orange. Taste: Sweet & syrupy with various dried fruits jumping around in your mouth, its hard to capture them all as they swirl into each other in perfect harmony. Finish: Long lovely sweetness with a smoky note running up the rear almost like a good cigar....

Score 92/100

Mortlach 17 Year Old 1995 Asta Morris

I have long known the Belgian whiskyclub Fulldram to have good taste. Their four previous club bottling (Littlemill 1990, Auchentoshan 1999, Bowmore 1999 and Tomatin 1976) were all gems in their own right. For their fifth bottling, they gave Bert Bruyneel the assignment to look for an exceptional cask. Which he did. It was bottled under his Asta...

Score 86/100

Mortlach Old Malt Cask 12 Year Old

Floral and honeyed nose with a touch of burn. Extremely oaky spice, acetone and paint thinner. Sweet at the tip of the tongue, but very rich and hot finish. Long palate coating finish.

Score 78/100

Mortlach SMWS 76.82 "Gunpowder green and lava rock"

Nose: Malty and very vegetal. I see where they get the Green peppers from the name. Honey. I'm not sure that I like this vegetal quality and strength. It's a bit off to me and bitter-sour. Vanilla and peppery. Just a bit odd, really. (with water) More frosting, vanilla, and light flour (yes) sweetness. More malty and thankfully the vegetal notes...

Score 78/100