Mortlach 70 Years Old

Oldest Bottled Single Malt Scotch Whisky in the World

Released under Gordon & MacPhail’s Generations range, Mortlach 70 Years Old is the oldest bottled single malt Scotch whisky in the world.

Mortlach 70 Years Old is quite simply a single malt without compare and one that epitomises Gordon & MacPhail’s approach to single malt, built upon generations of expertise in the industry.

Mortlach 70 Years Old is presented in a tear shaped crystal decanter, each one hand-blown by expert craftsman to ensure an exquisitely flawless finish. An elegant silver stopper, which can be removed and replaced with a crystal version should the owner wish to do so, sits atop of the decanter, which carries minimalist engraving.

The decanter nestles in a stylish silver base and is securely framed in a handmade box made from Brazilian Rosewood. Completing the presentation is a certificate, providing details of the distillation date, cask number and bottling date. David & Michael Urquhart, Joint Managing Directors of Gordon & MacPhail have signed each certificate.

 Tasting Notes:

Appearance: The colour of sun-bleached polished mahogany.

Aroma: A mellow nose, at once waxy and fruity; candlewax to the fore initially, which becomes snuffed candle (a thread of smoke), with Maraschino cherries in Madeira cake behind, and after a while an orangey citric note – fresh and juicy, becoming apricot jam. Flaked almonds and whin flowers, becoming light coconut oil.

Taste: Surprisingly lively tasted straight. A smooth, waxy mouthfeel; a sweetish start becoming moderately dry, but not overly-tannic. Dried fig and tobacco notes, and an intriguing light smokiness. A long finish and, for the first time, a hint of planed hardwood in the aftertaste. With a teaspoon of water, the smooth texture in enhanced. The fresh, light sweetness becoming pleasantly sour (‘Soor Plooms’), with sooty smoke in the finish.

Comment: Remarkable! No trace of damp wood or must or bung cloth – a delicate, fresh, vital, fruity whisky, but with unusual attributes of waxiness and smokiness – uncommon today, more usual before the 1960s.

Facts 

· Distilled at Mortlach Distillery, Dufftown on 15th of October 1938

 · Bottled at Boroughbriggs Road, Elgin on 15th of October 2008
· Patiently matured for 70 years in a 1st fill sherry hogshead

· Bottled at natural cask strength (46.1%)

· 70cl decanters – £10,000.00 inc VAT – £8,510.64 exc VAT  
· 20cl decanters – £2,500.00 inc VAT – £2,127.66 exc VAT  

(WI feels that if they paid closer attention to their inventory they could have bottled this 30 years ago!)

However…well done!

Loch Fyne Whiskies report;

Kilchoman

The next release of Kilchoman is expected around 7th April. (The third in scheduled for Mar ’10 prior to)

Two further releases are planned during 2010 plus a single cask bottling is expected in July 2010.

Visit Kilchoman Distilley at http://www.kilchomandistillery.com/ and Loch Fyne Whiskies at  www.lfw.co.uk/

Loch Fyne Whiskies has stocked a new item, ‘Springbank 12yo Claret Wood’

 Springbank 12yo Claret Wood
 54.4% abv
 £38.50 inc vat
 £32.77 ex vat

Distilled May 1997

Bottled February 2010

Limited to 9360 bottles.

Loch Fyne Whiskies comments;

A lovely red tinge belies the 3 years spent in claret wood after 9 years in refill bourbon, I wonder what effect three years in claret followed by 9 in bourbon would have… Never mind.

This dram has a beguiling and attractive nose with just a little prickle. There is must (wet mushrooms), sweetness (Ribena) and it’s very aromatic, nnnnnice. Water releases more bitter notes and a whiff of smoke.

To taste it is soft and juicy, a little extra on the bitter buds with a cherry vapour (Tunes), it sure sets the tongue a’buzzin. Very enjoyable but not as complex as the Springbank’s Madeira offering. The finish hangs in the throat like the moon hangs in the sky, mysteriously. An excellent dram.

Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk

Benriach 18YO
Moscatel Wood Finish
£48.99 inc. VAT £41.69 ex. VAT

Benriach 18YO
Gaja Barolo Finish
£48.99 inc. VAT £41.69 ex. VAT

Benriach 21YO
Authenticus
£57.99 inc. VAT £49.35 ex. VAT

Glenmorangie
Sonnalta PX Finish
£61.99 inc. VAT £52.76 ex. VAT

Banff 1975 33YO
Jim McEwan’s Celtic Heartlands
£194.99 inc. VAT £165.95 ex. VAT

Balmenach 1993 16YO
Connoisseurs Choice
£24.50 inc. VAT £20.85 ex. VAT

Visit Single Malts Direct at www.singlemaltsdirect.com

Arran have announced the following releases for 2010:

The Arran Malt – Icons of Arran #2 – Rowan Tree (late March)
The Arran Malt 1999 Vintage – 15th Anniversary Bottling (June)
The Arran Malt Cask Finishes – Port, Sauternes and Amarone (July)
The Arran Malt 14 Years Old – replacing 12yo (August)
The Peated Arran (September)

Visit Loch Fyne Whiskies at https://www.lfw.co.uk/ and Isle of Arran Distillery at http://www.arranwhisky.com/

Description

A special, limited edition single cask Laphroaig in honour of the Royal British Legion. 10% of all profits will go to the Legion.

298 bottles. Cask #700219.

Distillery: Laphroaig

Founded in 1815. A stupendous complexity of sweet malt, Islay reek, Islay salt, all that is Islay, all that is the Scottish islands, that flows across the palate, that benefits from a chew and, finally rocks your own little foundations.

Tasting Notes

Vibrant peat smoke aromas evolve revealing leathery hints and ripe banana whilst the smoky palate bursts with black pepper and soft fruit.

Product Details

Vintage: 1998
Volume: 70cl
ABV: 55.4%
Bottler: Berry Bros.

STOCK AVAILABILITY: In-Stock, Immediate Dispatch

£48.99
£41.69 ex. VAT

Visit A. Dewar Rattray Ltd at www.adrattray.com

             Highland Park 1983 26YO              
Old Malt Cask  

£91.99 inc. VAT £78.29 ex. VAT  

                              
Fettercairn 1991 13YO  
Old Malt Cask
£42.99 inc. VAT £36.59 ex. VAT   

      Glen Ord 1990 18YO 
Old Malt Cask
£59.99 inc. VAT £51.06 ex. VAT

     Laphroaig 1997 12YO             
      Rare Auld 54.9%             
       £55.99 inc. VAT £47.65 ex. VAT  

Laphroaig 1997 12YO
£36.99 inc. VAT £31.48 ex. VAT
NC2 46.0%

Glen Grant 1987 22YO
Rare Auld Sherry Cask 57.9%
£66.99 inc. VAT £57.01 ex. VAT

Visit Single Malts Direct at www.singlemaltsdirect.com

1st March 2010

Dear Customer,

This month we are offering three (3) new OLD MALT CASK releases, two (2) new PREMIER BARRELS as well as two (2) CLAN DENNY Grains. There is also one (1) new 20 cl ADVANCE SAMPLE on offer this month.

The OLD MALT CASK Tasting Notes follow:

OMC 1811 Clynelish 14 Year Old

Nose: Sweet smoke, burnt caramel + smoked ham & ashes
Palate: Opens sweetly & spiced + liquorice + light smoke character
Finish: Complex with wood & smoke developing to ashes (J)

OMC 1798 Glendronach 14 Year Old for the Passchendaele Pipe Band

Nose: Fresh and gristy sweet – running to vanilla + butter cream
Palate: Round & smooth with sweet, cocoa butter + ripe banana
Finish: Replicates the nose and palate – still fresh and sweet (J)

OMC 1804 Laphroaig 20 Year Old Sherry

Nose: Powerfully peated with distinct dark fruit – definitely tarred.
Palate: Nutty, mouthcoatingly round/sweetly fruited and phenolic.
Finish: Subtly Islay in style, cindery with a long iodine character. (F)

The 20 cl ADVANCE SAMPLES offering is:

SMC 0357 Glen Grant 12 Year Old

The PREMIER BARREL Tasting Notes follow:

PBR 0067 Braeval 10 Year Old Sherry

A blue chip balm! A “bang-on” Braeval! A masterful miscellany of majesterial and meritorious malt mash with coffee connotations – choc-a-bloc with capricious citrus and succulently sensuous, scintillatingly stylish and sympathetically satiating Sherry. (F)

PBR 0069 Royal Lochnagar 11 Year Old

A radiantly rousing rapprochement of robust Royalty – a definitive distillate – devoid (de facto) of deficiency with its fruit, spice, barley sugar and Malt all made manifest multifariously, and munificently – nay, magnificently ! (F)

The CLAN DENNY GRAIN Tasting Notes follows:

DEN 0030 Strathclyde 40 Year Old

The nose opens with vanilla tablet and develops to a sweet and spicy character with macerated raisins, reminiscent of a dessert wine. The palate remains sweet & spicy and carries to a creamy hazelnut praline quality with a chocolate cover. The finish is not so long but interestingly dry with nuts and spices. (J)

DEN 0031 Garnheath 40 Year Old

The nose opens with coconut and chocolate and develops to macaroon and vanilla. The coconut returns on the palate and carries to a spicy, ripe banana style. The finish is short, sweet, still spicy and runs to a cedar wood
character. (J)

Beyond those, BIG PEAT – with his batch #7 available midmonth – remains at your disposal (and now with shelf talkers available), similarly so with our DOUBLE BARREL bottlings.

The CLAN DENNY Grains are being restocked and the Glendronach bottling with all proceeds targeted to the Passchendaele Pipe Band has already struck an emotive chord and commercial interest with many of our customers. We hope to be of our normal service to you, assuring you of our best and personal attention.

Best wishes
Fred Laing

Visit Douglas Laing at http://www.douglaslaingwhisky.com/

Loch Fyne Whiskies has stocked a new item, ‘Fettercairn 1992 18yo CC’

Fettercairn 1992 18yo CC
£31.30 inc vat
£26.64 ex vat

Distilled January 1992

Bottled January 2010

Matured in Refill Sherry Casks

A ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ bottling from renowned bottlers Gordon & MacPhail.
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk