Signatory Mortlach 1989 Unchillfiltered

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 32 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Freshly baked bread, straight out of the oven. That Mortlach aroma gets me every time. Palate Very nutty. Barley sugar. Spicy complexity. Finish A hint of passion fruit. Big, expressive and long. Comment The most complex and structured of the Mortlachs in this tasting.

Dave Broom Nose : Powerful. Meaty: roasting tin, Bovril, roasted chestnut, black butter, treacle toffee, struck match. With water: charred, rich and smoky-campfire/burnt rope. Palate Thick and powerful. Meaty again: water makes it sweeter, bringing out dried fruits over the smoky dry notes of char and roasted coffee. Finish Campfire ashes. Comment As robust a Mortlach as you could wish for.