Mortlach 15 Year Distillery Labels (Gordon & MacPhail)

The absolute favourite of all time.

I bought a half bottle of this to give it a second chance after a tasting in a bar left me a little underwhelmed. Turns out my initial impressions were accurate. The nose is a delicious mix of peanut skins, nutmeg and a hint of honey cake, but the palette fails to deliver on that promise. Beyond a delicate caramel finish, I was hard pressed to find much in the way of flavor. It tastes a little muted for my liking, and I found myself wishing for a higher ABV to punch up the volume up. Still, I enjoyed the nose, so perhaps in future I’ll simply inhale from the bottle and call it a dry day.