Cooper's Choice Mortlach 1990 16 Years Old, Sherry Cask

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 61 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Mortlach? Silky sweet with raisin, malt extract, hard treacle toffee and prunes in syrup. With water a burnt, nutty, roasted character. Rich. Palate Blackstrap molasses and roasted meat. Manages to be sweet and grumbling at the same time. Finish Long, slightly dry and tannic but there’s enough richness to balance. Comment Yup, it’s Mortlach alright. Every bit as good as the OB.

Arthur Motley Nose A gruff Christmassy nose with an enticing mix of fruit and spice. Fig rolls, a clove-studded orange, stewed plums and cloudy apple juice. Treacle toffee. With time a more meaty, herbaceous character barges in. Palate Sulphury with marmalade on brown toast. Finish The mouth-piece of a snorkelling mask. Comment An after-dinner tongue-lasher.