Mortlach 32 year old 1971

Brand
Mortlach
Age
32 years old
Expression
1971
Whisky type
Single Malt
Distillery
Mortlach Distillery
Origin
Speyside, Scotland
Year distilled
1971
Year launched/bottled
2004
Limited edition
2,160 bottles
ABV.
50.10%
Source
Diageo
In collection
0×

Review by Mortlach

Nose

Complex, light and soft. Oiled wood and leather books at first, then green bananas and Demarara sugar, melted over vanilla ice cream. Some peaty smokiness. Also, a dusty and waxy note. With water the waxy note rises, now more perfumed - soft leather, dusty make up compact, Parma violets, silk.

Palate

A complex of primary tastes - perfume and spice notes (vanilla), a light, malty sweetness throughout (not cloying) with a little acidity, and then a woody, smoky dryness. A deft interplay persists - none of the flavours is willing to lose the initiative. The subtlety is lost if too much water is added.

Finish

Long, dry, with a hint of hard liquorice and late pepper. Pleasant, fruity aftertaste.

Note

Tantalising complexity, cryptic. Pale amber with a green tinge and a good bead. Firm in body with a smooth mouth-feel. Fresh for its age to begin with, then mellows out, still with no trace of mustiness.

Source: Diageo