Next in our Paris Whisky Live wanderings was a brief brush with Mortlach… There were other whiskies on offer however ours was a brief “pitstop” before continuing on to other explorations… Mortlach 16 year 43.4% Nose – Heavy sherry, plums, … Continue reading
Paris Whisky Live was chock full of a dizzying array of offerings – particularly in the VIP section. With such crowds too, it sometimes was a bit of a “get what you can, when you can!” type scenario. With the … Continue reading
At Paris Whisky Live 2022, the VIP section had an area dedicated to Atom Brands – best known for That Boutique-y Whisky Company which was celebrating its 10th anniversary! However, they also featured their Darkness range of intensely sherried whiskies. … Continue reading
Next in my Old Particular trio is a Mortlach from their ‘regions’ series – from Speyside. I will admit it has been some time since I settled down with a Mortlach. I’ve had some quite lovely independent bottles (including a … Continue reading
Ahh…. time to bring back the minis! Sample a wee trio or quartet – preferably from an independent bottler or with some kind of cohesive theme. Enter my Drinks by the Drams Single Cask advent calendar from 2018 – bought … Continue reading
Our Whisky Ladies September 2017 Sunday Sundowner began with a Mortlach. Til date, most Mortlach’s I’ve sampled were independent bottles such as the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s 76.131 “Totally Tastylicious” or two Gordon & MacPhail offerings – the 15 year and 37 year. All of these … Continue reading
We’ve had several attempts to hold a Whisky Ladies evening in Versova so when I suddenly found out I would be traveling to North America and it happened to be the same night, I simply had to ensure it was … Continue reading
Our Dream Drams evening started with this mighty Mortlach – a mere 37 year old from Gordon & MacPhail. Mortlach 37 year (1976/2013) 43% G&MP What did we think? Initially the following… Nose – Beautifully restrained, old style with lovely … Continue reading
There are tasting experiences that collectively push the bar to a completely different level. On this particular monsoon evening in Mumbai with Malt Maniac’s Krishna Nakula, none were standard distillery drams. All but one would qualify as ‘adult‘ whiskies, representative … Continue reading
The downside of gallivanting off to Amsterdam last year was I missed one of our monthly tasting sessions. However as it featured whiskies from four different countries, I managed to finangle a special ‘make-up’ session. What follows is a blend of notes from another club member and mine … Continue reading
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