Virus_Of_Life Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Another Malt that many love sherried, the Foreign Whisky of the Month of May is Mortlach.I'll talk about one I have open soon, surprisingly I do not believe it is sherry, but a single bourbon cask from SMWS.Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Another Malt that many love sherried, the Foreign Whisky of the Month of May is Mortlach.I'll talk about one I have open soon, surprisingly I do not believe it is sherry, but a single bourbon cask from SMWS.Cheers!Thanks VoL! Oh man... I think I need a sample swap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronWF Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I have three Mortlachs open: G&M 15yo 43%, 1991 Signatory 18yo CS Binny's barrel and a 1990 Hart Bros 12yo 46%. The Hart Bros was only recently opened, and while it started off with a huge, sherry syrup nose, the palate was definitely closed off. The G&M gets better and better the more air it gets and has evolved a richness that makes me forget its only 43%. The Signatory has the most concentrated flavor and a great balance of sherry wood and Mortie malt.People talk about meat in regards to Mortlach. I haven't really experienced this. I get a meatiness, but that's more of a textural note relating to mouthfeel than a savory meat thing. Generally speaking, I get more cocoa and spice, vanilla and tin and a nice fatty mouthfeel on them. What I've had is delicate and nuanced but with a depth of flavor that satisfies. I've been meaning to take more formal notes on them. I'll get on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Thanks VoL! Oh man... I think I need a sample swap! Mortlach is a good choice for FWotM! I can open up one of my bottles...and dig into the latter part of a sample that I've been nursing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 GBS will continue our dive into the malt world with our next meetup on the 17th. We'll ravage and plunder Bruce's Mortlach collection and report back on our impressions...Will their MD be the next to Hold the Phone?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Does anybody know which Johnnie Walker expressions utilize Mortlach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisg Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Just ordered 2 bottles of 16Yr bottled by Whisky Broker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I've actually never tried Mortlach. Binny's has some interesting CS selections that I've passed up a million times. I'll have to remember to pick one up next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDew Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Tonight I'm going to pop one of the Mortlach F&F bottles that a friend sold me. It will likely be the youngest mortlach I've tried, looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sob0728 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Does anybody know which Johnnie Walker expressions utilize Mortlach?I have read in a couple places that Talisker and Mortlach are the major components in Black Label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I have read in a couple places that Talisker and Mortlach are the major components in Black Label Thx! Make sure you knock TequilaTourist on his @$$ for me next time you see him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDew Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) Wow! What a strange nose and palate on this dram. I can now see why people call it "meaty", it just has an old flavor to it that I can't really identify but I guess "meaty" works. With a drop of water that flavor smooths out a little and I get some smoke? It's a smoke that I've never tried before but seems in the same league as the AW Glendronach 1993 olorosso, more of an earthy smoke. I don't know, what an interesting dram. Edited May 10, 2014 by MtnDew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Thx! Make sure you knock TequilaTourist on his @$$ for me next time you see him Told you it was a good month for Mortlach to be FWotM. I've got a 15, 25 and a couple of 22 samples that I'm going to dig into on a night TBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) Told you it was a good month for Mortlach to be FWotM. I've got a 15, 25 and a couple of 22 samples that I'm going to dig into on a night TBD. Well, thanks to a *VERY* generous SB'r, I'm groovin' on some K&L Faultline Mortlach 25 - 60.6%, #987 It's like Mortlach & Rosebank had a baby... well done to the crew @ K&L, Mortlach, et. al! Edited May 10, 2014 by ChainWhip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virus_Of_Life Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 (edited) I need to revisit it again, but this Mortlach 15-year-old SMWS 76.82 was really impressing me a few weekends ago when I tried it a couple times one night. It appears to have only been bottled in the 100ml introductory sample size in the SMWS welcome kit which is a real shame as I'd love to have bottle of it to work through. Edited May 11, 2014 by Virus_Of_Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 GBS will continue our dive into the malt world with our next meetup on the 17th. We'll ravage and plunder Bruce's Mortlach collection and report back on our impressions...Will their MD be the next to Hold the Phone?... After our Deep Dive on Saturday night, GBS is pleased to report that our overall impression of Mortlach is pretty good. A few iterations were tasted, but the 22yr seemed to really shine for most members. However, there was a member, or two, who once after picking up stewed prunes in its profile, began a sprint to the lavatory, thinking it was morning.... Keep that in mind y'all for your future retirement years... Nice to have a reason to look into what was an unknown whiskey to me, in this FWOTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 After our Deep Dive on Saturday night, GBS is pleased to report that our overall impression of Mortlach is pretty good. A few iterations were tasted, but the 22yr seemed to really shine for most members. However, there was a member, or two, who once after picking up stewed prunes in its profile, began a sprint to the lavatory, thinking it was morning.... Keep that in mind y'all for your future retirement years...Nice to have a reason to look into what was an unknown whiskey to me, in this FWOTM. I should probably strap on a set of "Depends" for our next PNW get together then Which 22yr Mortlach did you guys have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I should probably strap on a set of "Depends" for our next PNW get together then Which 22yr Mortlach did you guys have? Well CW, if you're reaching for the depends, you must already know which one it is!! It was the Chieftain's from K&L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Well CW, if you're reaching for the depends, you must already know which one it is!! It was the Chieftain's from K&L. That's one of my favorite bottlings of Mortlach - if I had better sense back then, I would have bunkered up deep on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 That's one of my favorite bottlings of Mortlach - if I had better sense back then, I would have bunkered up deep on it.As would I. The GBS crew put a serious hurt on that bottle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 As would I... Based on what I saw in your basemen Bruce, it ain't for a lack of tryin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Based on what I saw in your basemen Bruce, it ain't for a lack of tryin'! True enough! Unfortunately while I have a fairly broad selection it doesn't have much depth and with a bottle like that once you figure out you like it then it can be too late to go back and get any more. Oh well, I am sure I can find something to divert my attention... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 True enough! Unfortunately while I have a fairly broad selection it doesn't have much depth and with a bottle like that once you figure out you like it then it can be too late to go back and get any more. Oh well, I am sure I can find something to divert my attention...In general I don't "bunker" for that very reason. There's only so much money in my bank account and always new whiskeys I want to try. However, after trying your Longmorn...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 In general I don't "bunker" for that very reason. There's only so much money in my bank account and always new whiskeys I want to try. However, after trying your Longmorn......K&L Faultline Longmorn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 K&L Faultline Longmorn?I will neither confirm nor deny until I find a way to get at least one of said bottle home with me....but yes, that's the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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