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COMING SOON - ETA Late February.
Bottled in 2015 this is a rare vintage from this distillery. Cadenhead's Small Batch bottlings are only available at Cadenhead shops in Europe and select specialy stores around the world. Exclusive to KWM in Canada. This 20 year old Mortlach is bottled at %53.4.
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: A big nose Mortlach as expected with a warming thick oily nose, bubblegum notes give a sweetness then in comes watermelon and sweet cut parma ham.
Palate: The palate is big rich and creamy with some oily edges that deliver some amazing flavours like honey and white pepper then in comes gooseberry's mingled with dark red fruits.
Finish: The finish is as big as the nose and middle palate as cream and fruits slide down perfectly with a rich earthy springtime note then more of the flavours we had on the nose but now in taste form in all its complicated glory.
700 ml
$999.99
The 25 year is bottled at 43.4%, which the Master Blender feels is the best bottling strength for the distillery. it has been matured exclusively in 100% Re-Fill Ex-American oak barrels. Beautifully packaged, the bottles pay tribute to the distillery's onetime owner George Cowie who was also a Victorian architect involved in the design of railway bridges and viaducts.
Diageo stirred up a lot of attention when they decided to launch a core range of Mortlach this year, mainly due to the whiskies prices, and the fact that most markets will be getting 500ml bottles. Well, rest asured Canadians, our proximity to the US has ensured we get 750ml bottles, and while the price for this 25 year old expression is high, it is better the European prices, and the quality is there. Mortlach has long been a popular whisky with single malt drinkers, and until recently was primarily only available from independent bottlers. There was an official bottling under Diageo's Flaura & Fauna series, but this has been discontinued. The distillery counters the questions around price noting the very small number of barrels selected to ensure the best level of quality. The Mortlach 25 Year is available only in very small quantities.
Andrew's Tasting Note:
Nose: classic older whisky notes, smooth leather, silky white chocolate and beeswax and subtle sweet perfumes; salted caramel vanilla icecream, mangoes and papaya, powdered spice.
Palate: beautiful, very honeyed, more beeswax and tropical fruits with an overall antique character; even more elegant than the 18 but still very vibrant and fruity; layer upon layer; more fuzzy peaches, jujubes and some of the early browning apple.
Finish: very elegant, extremely smooth and layered; the waves keep coming.
