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26th January 2015 |
Mortlach Rare
Old the entry level single malt in
Mortlach's new super-premium whisky
range.
 The
Mortlach Rare Old is the entry level
single malt in Mortlach's new
super-premium whisky range which was
launched last year.
Those of you
who may be familiar with Mortlach's big
sherried Flora & Fauna bottling may be
pleasantly surprised with the Mortlach
Rare Old which has come from a
combination of sherry and Bourbon casks.
This whisky was taken from first fill sherry butts
(dry oloroso), refill and re-charred
American Bourbon and European Oak casks and
bottled at 43.4% ABV.
As you can see from the picture, the new bottling
is
presented in a highly distinctive
engineered style of Mortlach bottle. The design style of
the new bottle is rooted in an
engineered world and was inspired by the
one of the distillery's early owners,
entrepreneurial Scottish civil engineer
George Cowie, and his gifted and equally
ambitious son Dr Alexander Cowie.
Mortlach describe the decanter style
bottle as reminiscent of beautiful
man-made structures, whilst also
elegant, luxurious and contemporary.
Engraved on the bottle is a reference
to Mortlach's unusual partial-triple
distillation process which is often
described as ‘2.81 Distilled’. The
engineering cues incorporated in the
bottle design are most visible in the
unique faceted base of the Rare Old.
Since it's
launch last year we haven't really heard
much about the new whisky and there are
very few reviews to be found but luckily
for us, Murray Cohen, Order of the
Companions of the Quaich Canada and our
very own
Scotch Malt Whisky Forum member,
Quaich1 has kindly submitted a review
for us following an "Evening of
Scottish Virtuosity" premium whisky
tasting event where Mortlach brand
ambassador Georgie Bell unveiled the new
Mortlach range to East Coast Canada in
Toronto. You can read what Murray
thought of the Mortlach Rare Old below.
The Mortlach Rare Old is currently available from
The Whisky Exchange
priced £53.95
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Mortlach Rare Old Review
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Review submitted by Murray Cohen, Order
of the Companions of the Quaich,
Niagara, Ontario, Canada
and our very own
Scotch Malt Whisky Forum member,
Quaich1.
Bottled at 43.4% ABV. 50cl.
Murray Cohen's Tasting Notes:
Colour:
Sunshine Amber.
Nose: A mist of perfume rises to
the fore. This is followed by rum and
raisin ice cream. Vanilla and
butterscotch tones gradually synthesize
themselves into awareness. A hint of
demerara sugar appears with zesty orange
marmalade. There is a fruity sweetness
hovering about which satisfies. A sense
of ruggedness about this one but in a
good way. When one goes to the beach and
grabs a handful of mud, it is an
exclamation of being there. The analogy
here is that you know this is a Mortlach
from the first sniff and "feel" of it.
Taste: Chewy from the
"get-go" (what Georgie Bell described as
velvetine). Spice gives forth to milk
chocolate. There are reams of orange
peel. A syrupy voluptuous mouthfeel
erupts. There is a definite lemon oil
backdrop which is like citrus sherbet
soothing the palate. .
Finish:
The finish is long with marked spicy
undertones. Swiss milk chocolate notes
satisfy with the faintest mint/menthol
protuberances.
Score:
89.5/100
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Murray Cohen's Evening of Scottish
Virtuosity Whisky Reviews
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Select a whisky tasted by Murray Cohen
at an "Evening of Scottish Virtuosity"
where Georgie Bell unveiled the new
Mortlach range to East Coast Canada in
Toronto and Stuart Brown presented a
selection of ultra-premium whiskies.
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