The Schtick: Initially matured in an ex-bourbon hogshead for 12 years, and finished in a fist-fill PX cask for the final 3 years, this release from Monnochmore is bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society at cask strength without coloring or filtering. Let’s dive in.
Disclosure: None – purchased at retail.
Review #2629 | Whiskey Review #971
Distiller: Mannochmore
Bottler: SMWS
Brand: SMWS
Selection: None – General Release
ABV: 57.5% ABV
Age: 15 Years
Nose: Musty, nutty, caramel and sherry driven nose. It’s mossy, loaded with sugary spice, cinnamon and toffee and butterscotch and maple. It’s thick and dessert-y with the right mustiness that old sherry fans love.
Taste: Rich palate, nutty and dry up front with pleasant oak, juicy berries, caramels and some sawdust-y, nutty, funky sherry popping up in the mid palate. Little heat up front but dissipates with a couple minutes of air time. The drier, sherry notes pop with airtime.
Finish: Long finish, woody and full of malt character with some salted caramel, nutty sherry and a hint of woody funk. It’s worth noting this is a much drier sherry profile than like a super juicy and fat PX sort of profile and it works here and is every much in lock step with my other Mannochmore experience.s
Overall: Overall, this is a great look at Mannochmore although I find it a touch woody and drying. That said, the sherry is dialed in and it’s a great introduction to a distillery we see far too little of.
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Rank: 7
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