1.11.2009

我的年份酒-Mortlach 1980~2002 22yo 63.8% GM



來看看Malt Maniac-Serge怎說

Mortlach 1980/2002 (63.8%, Gordon & MacPhail, Cask, cask #3646)

Colour: amber.

Nose: extremely punchy, with the sherry ahead but also a lot of alcohol even if it’s not exactly aggressive (well, some might find that immensely aggressive.) Almost 64% ABV, imagine… Quick, water: ho-ho-ho! This is wonderful, as if it was a much older whisky having spent a lot of time in glass. Amazing notes of herbs (parsley, dill, a little thyme), eucalyptus and resins, wood and coal smoke, all the dried fruits of the creation, then animal notes (game), liquorice and toffee sweets, high-end soy sauce, balsam, old leather, cigar box… And only God knows what else, such is this whisky’s complexity.

Mouth (neat): what seems to be a magnificent sherry with magnificent resins but at 64%, let’s not take chances. With water: glorious whisky! Probably the one that I find to be the closest to a great Bordeaux (I know that sounds weird but please believe me.) Mouton ’86. As for more precise descriptions, please ask the anti-maltoporn brigade.

Finish: very long, still very complex and rich, with maybe just a slight rubber in the aftertaste that will prevent us from giving this one a totally insane score (especially given its rather ‘mundane’ pedigree, age and all that.)

Comments: pure magic at barely 12 years old (update: you're right, Joe and gang, rather 22) . Well done, Mortlach and G&M! SGP:664 - 93 points. (And heartfelt thanks, Claus!)

除了Serge 另一位maniac-銀比德( Peter Silver)也賞了94分給它

雪莉桶的玩意兒一向不吸引我
沒想到..
新營隆來洋酒沈老闆竟有這等好貨!!

昨晚賞了俺近十杯不同原酒嘗鮮
(若加上前晚 恐怕有十五杯)
其中這支最最令俺驚豔

我過敏性鼻炎 說實在 也聞不出啥東西
但我千真萬確記得 藥草味 藥草啊
天啊 就像神農氏說 "這...個...草............有.......毒...."
那般的興奮!!

沈老闆說 這酒就是那種"讓人有喝酒的感覺"的酒

沒錯 就是這樣啦 就是那感動!!

不但有股暖流自喉尖奔放 還結結實實充滿口腔
好舒服啦

隨後的雪莉也不再那麼濃妝豔抹耶
大方得體地搔手弄姿
真誘人

63.8% 也是俺自2007碰smw以來 嘗過最重的酒精度
不過不過 真的沒感覺耶
是客觀上被桶子經由22年歲月將它的銳氣給挫了嗎
抑或是主觀上被複雜濃郁的香氣給平衡了呢
唉 算了 不想那麼多了..(把腦袋留下來想鑽探吧)

拉回來拉回來
當我臉紅心跳地要離開時 看見店頭的布條-代找年份酒...
哇 我才發現 這支剛好也是我的年份酒啊啊啊啊...

接下來 心頭一震 $6,800

我可以先付訂金嗎 沈老闆....

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whisky magazine上這兩位老大竟只給這丁點分
算了
誰鳥你(但是這裡看到的價錢大概只要台幣三千多耶 加個運費應該也划算)

Michael Jackson 8.5

Nose Sherry. Ripe red fruit. Smoke.

Palate Winey. Body is sweetish and creamy. Nougat. Port-like.

Finish Huge fruit. Cherry brandy.

CommentA lovely digestif whisky.

Martine Nouet 7

Nose Tangy, spirity. Creamy when aerated. Dates, figs. Marzipan. Black pepper.

Palate Biting, fizzy mouthfeel. A lot of toffee and dark chocolate.

Finish Dry, liquoriced and peppery. Turns quite bitter. Wood is blatantly overpowering.

Comment The unusually high strength of this 23 Years Old malt makes it taste younger. Water tames the spirit but heightens woodiness. Lacks delicacy

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