57,8°
Distillery : Mortlach - Speyside
Bourbon Refill Hogshead and Sherry Butt Finish
Independent Bottling
By Signatory Vintage
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2021
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
It is rare for a Single Cask to follow a double maturation, but it can happen. Here, we have a Mortlach that spent around ten years in a Hogshead before being finished off for 15 months in a sherry cask. As a result, 697 bottles rushed to the shelves.
Let's Taste It :
The Sherry intensifies the meatiness on the nose, and to be honest, it works. Viandox, rare meat, barbecue juice, pork fat, all combined with fairly rich red fruits, damsons, muscat grapes, blueberries. A touch of pastry cream on the background, it's a bit sweet really. Very slightly smoky. Rich and fat on the palate, with Morteau sausage, gooseberries, smoked ham and blackberries. Heather earth, it's a little vinous. The finish is coaly and powerful, turning fairly quickly to a fruit basket of apples, clementines and conference pears. Finishes on a note of sandalwood. A hint of chocolate.
In Short,
The sherry cask finish is really effective and blends very well with the Mortlach profile, giving a nice fleshy, fruity touch to our palate. The price is high, but enthusiasts can buy it safely.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
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