Mortlach 1938 70 Year Old – 30 ml Sample

€599.00

Probably your only ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity to taste a 70 year old single malt Scotch whisky. Only 54 decanters of these were released in 2008, after spending 7 decades in Mortlach casks from 1938.

Mouth: exactly the same happens on the palate, it all starts on wood, walnuts and tea but gets then rather fruitier, with several dried ones (figs and apricots are obvious, dates a little less). Once again, there’s something waxy and resinous, the whole getting finally rather dry, with quite some bitter herbs (Underberg). Also hints of cider apples (sour ones). The oakiness is finally much more obvious on the palate than on the nose in my opinion, as often with very old whiskies. Finish: rather long, with a bigger bitter waxiness and quite some liquorice wood. Comments: honestly, this is certainly oaky on the palate, but not quite over-oaky. The nose is stellar.

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