Mortlach 12yo 1994/2007 (50%, Douglas Laing OMC, Ref#3554, 654 Bts., D07/’94 B05/’07)

An individual cask bottling by Douglas Laing under their Old Malt Cask label; matured in sherry casks. The nose is at first slightly closed with background hints of clove and spice. After a few minutes the sweetness begins to emerge along with warm brown sugar, orange peel and some oak notes. This is followed by some good sherry and slight hints of bees wax. With time and a little hand warming more sherry notes emerge. The taste is dry at first followed by the orange and the sherry along with some very gentle cured tobacco, resin and marmalade. There is also some sweet dried fruits, and bitter dark chocolate. The finish is long and assertive with lots of bitter dry wood notes, Christmas cake and oak along with marmalade once again. After a few minutes the finish is very dry with some slight hints of malt.

Not a dram to rush….but quite delicious. A great example of a  really sound sherry cask.

C$150

Score 89

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