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
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