MORTLACH 1951 (63 YEAR OLD)
Mortlach 1951 (63 years)
This Mortlach from Gordon & MacPhail is 63 Years Old. It was distilled in 1951 and bottled in 2014 from an ex-Sherry Hogshead, the company’s last cask of 1951 Mortlach, which produced 61 bottles. It was selected from the G&M warehouses by retired joint Managing Director David Urquhart and his twin sons Stuart, Gordon & MacPhail Whisky Supply Manager, and Richard, Export Sales Executive.
The whisky is presented in a unique silver plated stoppered glass decanter which is individually numbered and which is contained in an innovative glass, wood and metal container.
This whisky is part of a series of 4 whiskies specially selected by members of the third and fourth generation of the Urquhart family, owners of Gordon & MacPhail.
Tasting Notes
Nose: got all the classic Speyside characteristics of rum and raisin, beeswax polish with an underlying rich nuttiness to it.
Taste: A soft opening with a slight delay until it surprises you with a flourish of bitter orange, ripe banana, clove oil, and charred oak ash. With water – This would be one to experiment with hesitantly, drop by drop. It draws out the fruits and a fresh, garden peapod scent emerges
