Dewar Rattray Mortlach 15 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 55 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Closed and quite distant aromas: lemon barley water, bitter lemon, light oak, alcohol. Water doesn’t improve it but does reveal some sulphury notes akin to a gym changing room. Palate Showing more weight. Candied fruits. Becomes tart and acidic after a sweet start. Fizzy. Finish Light malt, sherbert. Comment The lack of interaction between oak and spirit makes this hard to get excited about.

Arthur Motley Nose Poached pears, melon and lychees, along with vanilla. Attractive. With water there is more floral character, like standing in a florists trying to choose what to get her. Palate Lightly toffeish, with melon and Jelly Babies. Finish Brown bread maltiness. Comment Balanced, attractive and a rightdown-the-middle Speysider. An anytime dram.