Mannochmore 18yo 1990-2008 54.9% OB
Once producer of the now strangely very sought after Loch Dhu - the black single malt, Mannochmore is a malt you rarely find, or at least rarely find good stuff said about. It smells spirity, cloying, needs some time, then a light, extremely sweet smell appears, like some fruity bubble gum, say hubba-bubba. The taste is again extremely sweet, and a bit spirity. A very one-dimensional malt. I'll add some water just for fun. Still sweet, with a weird rubber-plastic aftertaste.
This is some weird stuff: 3
Mannochmore 16yo 1984-2001 43% Signatory Vintage cask#4576
Today I'm doing a vertical of some distilleries I'm not tasting too often. This Mannochmore comes from 16 years in a refill sherry butt, and it's paler than a 3-year old bourbon matured whisky. What's been in the cask prior and how many times have it been refilled? Well, better pale than black might some say having tasted the Loch Dhu. The nose is fresh, vibrant, grassy, oily, some winey notes. The taste is dry and very burnt, much sulphur going on, unpleasant, let's add water. Now it becomes a bit more sweet, some minty fragrance, mint leaves and cotton... But still there's that extremely burnt taste that just puts me off.
A foul whisky from a foul cask: 2
Mannochmore 16yo 1990-2006 46% Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail
I've not tried to many of the newer bottlings by G&M with higher abv and no colouring. This one is from the rarely bottled Mannochmore Distillery. It has a nice earthy, salty and grassy smell. Oh yes, it has a distinct taste of dark chocolate and praline. With a grassy finish that just goes on and on and on. There aren't too much good said about Mannochmore, but this one is wonderful in all it's simplicity.
Some great and distinct flavours: 7
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