Saturday, 16 November 2024

Mac-Talla Oloroso Limited Edition

 
 
 
54,8°
Distillery Officially Unknown - Islay
1st Fill and 2d Fill Oloroso Sherry Butts
Independent Bottling 
By Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers
Limited Edition 
Single Malt 
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
 
 
 
Every year around Feis Ile, the famous spirits and music festival held on Islay, Mac-Talla releases a new limited edition. This one is the 3rd, and was aged exclusively in first and second fill Oloroso Sherry Butts from Bodega José y Miguel Martin. On some websites, I read that the distillate was aged for 7 years, and on others, 10 to 15. The first assumption is of course the most likely. 12 Butts were used, bringing a total to around 5,000 bottles. One site mentions a peat content of 30 ppm, which does not correspond to any of the levels used on the Isle of Islay, but Bowmore is at 25, and Caol Ila at 35, so the hypotheses oscillate between these two distilleries.




Let's Taste It : 
Dark, fruity, earthy Sherry on the nose. Light peat with a hint of minerality and sweetness. Blueberries, blackberries, blackcurrants, pie crust, custard, spices, brown sugar, cinnamon, wood and chocolate. Campfire, liquorice and tar. On the palate it's very decent, with red fruits and big spices, cardamom, cloves, blood orange, sultanas, a thin layer of ash. Long finish, earth and liquorice, espresso coffee and caramel, heather, cola, chocolate fondant, braised mushrooms.
 
In Short, 
An excellent little discovery, people don't talk about it much but the bottles are selling like hotcakes. The Sherry is very well integrated and blends magnificently with the peat, which is not too overpowering, it has everything it takes to delight connoisseurs. Bowmore often goes very well with Sherry, the fruit is intense and the iodine hardly noticeable, everything points to this distillery, especially as the Morrison family are one of its former owners. In any case, this is definitely a bottle up for grabs.
Score : 88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :
 
                                           Crying Vessel - For What It's Worth

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