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Mortlach 15 Year (Game of Thrones Six Kingdoms)
Single Malt — Scotland
Reviewed
October 21, 2020 (edited April 16, 2021)
Neat. Neck pour. My favorite store bought cases of this stuff. I think the final season of Game of Thrones caused so much trauma that anything branded Game of Thrones can’t sell. Original MSRP was $150, I got this for $80. Not bad at all.
15 year finished in ex-bourbon casks. It’s a beautifully crisp single malt wrapped around a salted sea breeze and vanilla and caramel sweetness. Hint of pepper and citrus. It’s just refreshing. There isn’t this stand out quality but it’s relaxing to sit back and sniff.
Wow, thick and oily mouth feel. That caught me off guard. Only 92 proof. That is a perfect texture for me. Oh this is so solid. Salty and sweet on the tongue, sweetness coming as a light caramel. The malt takes over mid palate but transitions into a beautiful combo of vanilla and light chocolate. Citrus notes open up on the finish and linger as the final impression. There is a nice oak presence building on the finish.
Ah I love this. It’s a refreshing and crisp single malt wrapped around these delicious dessert flavors. Gosh, this is a steal at $80. I may buy another.
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Thanks for the warning about the negative effect of air @dhsilv2 Always a shame when a bottle turns :(
@dhsilv2 Uncorked has a ton for $80. Distiller says ex-sherry too but the word sherry is no where on the tube or bottle. I wasn’t getting much sherry influence off the neck. I’ll experiment with a few drops of water later, may tease the fruits out more.
I need to review this, but I drank my first botte. I want to say I paid around the 80 mark as well. I did buy a second so I can still do a review. I did however get the odd note that for some reason this one really falls apart after it's open for a month or two. Mine didn't last that long. Also this is ex-bourbon AND sherry....actually I believe a good bit of sherry.
Nice find at that price! Whiskey never seems to go down in price :(