Mortlach 1989 SMWS 76.22

Overall rating
85.75/100
ratings
6
Whiskybase ID
WB32337
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling series
Quark cream cake
Vintage
03.1989
Bottled
06.2000
Stated Age
11 years
Cask Type
Butt
Cask number
76.22
Number of bottles
498
Strength
58.5 %
Size
700 ml
Added on
23 apr 2012 2:44 pm
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Mortlach 1989 SMWS 76.22
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Overall rating
85.75/100
ratings
6

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  1. WhiskeryTurnip scored this whisky 78 points Connoisseur

    Was the title of this bottle a reference to Deep Space Nine’s resident restauranteur extraordinaire? I have no idea. A good friend poured this bottle as part of his 1989 Birthday extravaganza (no connection to Taylor Swift… as far as I know). It took me a while to wrap up a review of the dram, but here I am, the Mortlach madness circling around me. While the bottle gave its maturation as a butt of some kind, it must have been a refill, as the color is fairly light.

    Birthday cake frosting, vanilla, and white flowers— it was a birthday party in the garden. Plenty of Mortlach’s herbal character followed with mellow floral elements, green grass, orange blossom, ginger, honeysuckle, and clovers. It was summery with citrus, pepper, and grass stains from a rough soccer game. Medium-bodied, the flavor profile was initially creamy with loads of birthday cake frosting, butterscotch, and vanilla, but quickly took an herbal turn, crashing into the hedges. Cake pops and butterscotch gave way to overgrown thyme and rosemary in the garden, honey suckle, grass stains, clover, and white flowers. The dram had a peppery kick at the end with occasional hints of something fermented, dandelion and citrus wine. The finish was medium-length with pepper, vanilla, and green grass.

    This was an odd one. It was occasionally old-fashioned with its herbal, grassy disposition whose freshness slowly transitioned into a mustier and slightly fermented character at the end. It was also a bit old fashioned with its big butterscotch notes, like a grandpa offering a Wether’s Original candy. It also was a bit raw and unrefined, though in a charming way, that let the malt speak for itself. The influence of the wood was minimal, though certainly played a role in giving this a cake frosting character at the outset. Overall, characterful and fun, though a touch sweet for my taste.

  2. ARDBERG did not rate this whisky Connoisseur

    SMWS CH summer 2001 list:

    Quark cream cake
    The whisky comes from a butt. In general, this is a malt that tolerates the maturation in sherry wood well. But in this case, the color is more golden than orange and even in the scent is no trace of sherry, so we wondered if this was Butt ever included sherry. The malt itself comes from the first distillery that was built in Dufftown, is considered a top class and enjoys a great reputation among connoisseurs. The first impression of the nose is quark cake with a good short crust pastry base and then an idea rhubarb compote or steamed pears. After the addition of water, he reveals himself as a typical Speyside of the full-bodied variety, clean and with an unusual hint of smoke-like toasted sourdough bread. The taste is undiluted remarkably smoky for a Speyside, with toffee notes. Water initially sweetened it and dried it in the finish, leaving a slight aftertaste of cheesecloths.

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