Mortlach 1969 GM Celtic Series - The Book of Kells
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Mortlach |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1969 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 39년 |
| Cask Type | 1st fill Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 51.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 기울여 빛에 비추면 짙은 적갈색이 잔 안에서 진하게 일렁인다. 코끝에 가져가면 셰리의 마른 과일과 가죽, 고기 육수 같은 묵직한 향이 올라온다. 한 모금 머금으면 모틀락 특유의 진한 질감이 혀를 감싸며 건포도와 다크 초콜릿이 차오른다. 입에 굴리면 1차 충전 셰리 호그스헤드가 빚은 깊은 단맛이 입안을 가득 채운다. 39년을 채운 1969년 증류답게 셰리와 묵직한 풍미가 단단하게 맞물린다. 삼킨 뒤 견과와 가죽, 마른 과일의 단맛이 목 뒤로 오래 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
sit down, relax, we’ve got plenty of time. Mind you, this wee baby’s spent almost 40 years in wood, and more than 40 years in its bottle. In truth, it’s poetic. This is what’s missing from most contemporary bottlings, poetry. I’ll mention thin mints, chestnut cake, tropical humus, burning pinecones and needles, carbon (paper, remember?), roasting cocoa pods, coffee beans (robusta, no one likes them, but I do), charcoal, cigars, dried beef, soy sauce… Now all that isn’t big, it’s even whispering, it’s a ballad, not a symphony
restaurant Palate
this is what often happens with these old glories, the palate is a bit ‘below’ the nose. It’s till great though, but it’s more or less a simpler combination of cocoa, coffee, roasted peanuts, black tea, ham, and dried mint. Not quite umami-esque this time, but yeah, it’s still great old whisky. Chocolaty ham, that’s very ‘Mortlach and sherry’
timer Finish
medium, very chocolaty, with a few gamey notes in the aftertaste. Say wild boar stew