Mortlach Tasting - 23rd August - 7pm

[mikeymad]

Thanks for the Mort 50yo sample ganga....

It is a treat, nice balance and long finish.

Cheers,

[Willie JJ]

I've heard it translated as :

bowl of dead ducks - after a scrap with the Danes nearby

or

big beauty - I know my preference

Oh yeah it has to be the ducks.

19yo Wine Society 40%

40%?! Tut

Actually they bottled it at both 40% and at CS. Trouble is that the CS bottle is not open and I couldn't find it.

Pity, because at CS its sensational.

[Ganga]

Thank you for sharing and toasting my anniversary.

[jmrl]

Willy if you can't find bottles maybe there is something to this 'tidying up' lark Mrs JJ is suggesting. I can guess the full strength example of the Wine Society is of note. Are they part of the Times Wine Club or such like? Been up the loft so G&M 1954-1998 40% next. Always with the 40%, tut tut.

[Willie JJ]

In a slightly distracted fashion I've slurped my way through 5 glasses of the Wine Society Mortlach. Really getting into it.

[Ganga]

What'd you do Willie? Hide the Mortie in the Renaissance bottle?

[Spirit of Islay]

In a slightly distracted fashion I've slurped my way through 5 glasses of the Wine Society Mortlach. Really getting into it.

I see a trend here......

[Willie JJ]

Willy if you can't find bottles maybe there is something to this 'tidying up' lark Mrs JJ is suggesting. I can guess the full strength example of the Wine Society is of note. Are they part of the Times Wine Club or such like? Been up the loft so G&M 1954-1998 40% next. Always with the 40%, tut tut.

No Mark its a venerable organisation from 1874 based in Stevenage:

http://www.thewinesociety.com/Society.aspx

Costs £40 to join but its a one-time payment.

[Willie JJ]

What'd you do Willie? Hide the Mortie in the Renaissance bottle?

Ha ha, its bloody typical though. I managed to find about 9 closed Morties, but not that one.

[Willie JJ]

Ok gonna try the Andreas Jacobs 16yo 1988 59.8%

Cheers Mikey

[Ras Mazunga]

The Ultimate, Mortlach 1990, 17yo, sherry butt no. 5959
Full golden coloured whisky, sherried but not as much as the F&F. This one has a nice oakiness.

I hope to post some decent notes later, for now

My whisky dealer noticed something funny this week in the store. Two ib's standing next to each other with following cask number. A Signatory from cask 5958 and the Ultimate cask 5959. Both are distilled on the same day, the Sig is from a refill butt and is much lighter than the Ultimate bottling.

[jmrl]

GM 1954 - 1998 40%

Nose:- damp bung cloths and green tea, blood oranges

Palate:- oily and lip smacking, luxurious dark chocolate apricots and plums. Tannins and bitter fruit skins

Altogether a different dram to the others. Old but not knackered. A Cliff Richard of a dram?

[mikeymad]

Ok gonna try the Andreas Jacobs 16yo 1988 59.8%

Cheers Mikey

Cheers Willie, that is a hot one... but I like it a lot.

Too bad I could never find that one again (at least for the price that I got it)

Cheers,

[Willie JJ]

Andreas Jacobs 16yo
Wow, this is another excellent Morty. Really good bourbon cask, like the 76.57, but older. Oranges sprinkled with custard powder on the nose. Its just such a great dram without the sulphur. the palate develops beautifully. Real power vanillas mixed with the fruit. Stewing fruits in the finish. I love this. A teeny spot of water just turns it into something you could happily swallow all night. What a beauty!

Mikey if it is hot then my palate is sufficiently jaded not to notice. Brilliant!

[Ganga]

Willie, I have to agree. The AJ is a tremendous example of bourbon matured Mortlach. Unfortunately, I finished the sample from Mikey many moons ago.

[Wave]

Up now is a Mortlach 17yo 1980 Hart Brothers 43% - Freshly opened too.

Glencairn glass
C: Golden
N: Raisons and honey. Cantaloupe? A couple of drops of water and a little smoke becomes evident
P: Creamy and tongue-coating with some honey and light fruit
F: Long and Honeyed and lightly spiced, some smoke towards the end

The MMD was Ok, probably just needs to oxidize a while, but this Hart Bros is mighty fine indeed! I could suck on this one all night!


Cheers!

[Willie JJ]

Back on track now. Gonna try the 13yo cask #5972 from G&M at 58.9%.

Cheers Ryan

[jazz lover]

Hello All
Thought I'd drop in with a sample
of Mortlach 22 yr. 1972 Rare Malts
130.6 proof. This is a real fruit bomb!
Excellent whisky.

[Ganga]

Wave, that HBs sounds like my kind of Mortie.

I could suck on this one all night!

Sounds so much like this is from Harold & Kumar.

[Willie JJ]

My whisky dealer noticed something funny this week in the store. Two ib's standing next to each other with following cask number. A Signatory from cask 5958 and the Ultimate cask 5959. Both are distilled on the same day, the Sig is from a refill butt and is much lighter than the Ultimate bottling.

It really is a coincidence that they ended up on the same shelf side by side. Amazing.

[Ganga]

Hey Jazzy. Good to see you here. Fantastic, yet another different bottling of Mortlach.

[Willie JJ]

Hey Jazz Lover! Nice to see you.

[Spirit of Islay]

I'm off , enjoy the rest of your tasting , i'll see you tomorrow Evening Willie when you can join in with Paradimethylaminobenzaldehyde .......

[Willie JJ]

Cheers Gordon. Keep us a couple of seats if you get there first.

[jmrl]

Finally the Cadenheads 19yo Butt cask strength

Pale gold

Drinking chocolate, sulphur teases but never comes to anything, sweeter than dry, mild heat and spice. thankyou jerez.

Mortlachs now spent.

I'm down to Arran 11yo sherry, Clynelish 15yo bourbon or Michel Couvrier Bere barley.

[Ganga]

Gentlemen, it's been a real pleasure to share some very enjoyable drams. I need to get the boys ready to go so I will check back here tomorrow to see what the rest of the folks brought forth.

[Willie JJ]

OMG this is another fantastic cask. Are all the best Morties going West?

The fruits on the nose of this are stunning. This dram has never even heard of sulphur. Fantastic sherbetty fruit development. Magnificent! And the finish doesn't disappoint either. Ryan this is fabulous. Many thanks.

[Willie JJ]

Cheers Rich. Make sure you look after your good lady tonight.

[Wave]

Wave, that HBs sounds like my kind of Mortie.

I could suck on this one all night!

Sounds so much like this is from Harold & Kumar.

Lol! I could be happy with this one for the rest of the night but I have a couple of cask strengths for later including another HB (24yo) that I've been saving just for tonight that's simply divine!

Later SOI, enjoy the rest of your night!
And too Ganga, have a happy wedding anniversary, you've lasted much longer than I did! LOL!

Cheers!

[jazz lover]

Just opened a Mortlach 12 yr. 1990
Sherry Hart.Bros. I will let this one
breathe a little first.

[mikeymad]

Just opened a Mortlach 12 yr. 1990
Sherry Hart.Bros. I will let this one
breathe a little first.

Let the morty/sherry goodness comeout to play.... nice...

Cheers,

[Willie JJ]

time for the 76.31, courtesy of Nick

[jmrl]

Really enjoyed it folks, thanks again Willy. The wee one's birthday tomorrow so better not push the boat out too far, well maybe one little one ....

Looking forward to Bladnoch next month as much as I was this one. What a great concept.

G'night

[Ras Mazunga]

My whisky dealer noticed something funny this week in the store. Two ib's standing next to each other with following cask number. A Signatory from cask 5958 and the Ultimate cask 5959. Both are distilled on the same day, the Sig is from a refill butt and is much lighter than the Ultimate bottling.

It really is a coincidence that they ended up on the same shelf side by side. Amazing.

[Willie JJ]

Night Mark

see you Thursday.

Cheers