Mortlach 1991 17yo 57%, refill
european oak cask#4235, Adelphi
This is a strange
one...
Nose:
20mins out of the
bottle - Big, oily malt, quite some rubber when first opened. Some sweetness
coming through, mildly spiced as well, nuts? Maybe almonds?
24 hours
later: Still big, now mostly on malt, sherry and spices and some fruit? now only
just a slight rubbery nose that instead adds to the experience. Much more
sweetness and spices coming through
Taste:
20mins out of bottle – Follows the
nose very well, the Mortlach ‘meatiness’ comes through middle-palate – but the
aftertaste gives a blast of rubber that to some may seem unpleasant.
24
hours later – All on darker fruits (raisins?), sherried spices (cinnamon?)
extremely drinkable now, the trademark Mortlach is still there, but very
stylishly delivered – aftertaste now goes on barley sugar, some creamy sweetness
like candied fruit (oranges covered in caramel) – excellent!!
With water:
Nose opens up a little – it
becomes more fresh (as in not heavy) and increases the sweetness of the barley,
Taste: water makes it more spicy with an oaky fizz on the finish.
After
24hours it’s certainly a bottle I would recommend
:cool
84/100! (tasted 07-01-2010)
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