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| Hi, this is one of our (almost) daily tastings. Santé! |
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November 8, 2024 |
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WF’s Little Duos, today Mannochmore again
Ever since the terrible things we wrote about Loch Dhu 10 years old, back in the Malt Maniacs days, I’ve felt somewhat indebted to the Mannochmore distillery which, after all, had only supplied the base distillate, as I recall. In any case, we seize every opportunity to taste Mannochmore, even though, let’s admit it, the thirsty masses couldn’t care less. Not great for WF’s traffic, but we couldn’t care less either... |
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Mannochmore 12 yo (46%, James Eadie, Small Batch, first fill bourbon hogshead, casks #6697 & 2344, 1,035 bottles, 2024) 
I do love the way James Eadie include little sprigs of barley on their labels—soooo charming and delightfully old-fashioned, wouldn’t you agree? Colour: pale gold. Nose: a very barley-forward expression to begin with, fresh yeast and newly cut oak, then hints of banana peel, wet limestone, and straight-up grist (pronounced with a Rowan Atkinson-esque flourish, naturally). Oh, and I nearly forgot to mention some sliced apple. Mouth: apple and lemon take the lead here, followed by slightly bitter herbs, a touch of artichoke, green pepper, and aubergine, before plenty of green peppercorn kicks in. It's a very rustic, malt-driven, countryside kind of palate, deeply connected to nature. How could one possibly be against that? Finish: long, green, still rather bitter, with lemon zest lingering on the aftertaste. Comments: it's a bit rough around the edges, but we really like that. Probably an excellent base for a cocktail that needs to be very malt-forward.
SGP:461 - 85 points. |
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Mannochmore 11 yo 2012/2024 ‘100 Proof’ (57.1%, Signatory Vintage, 1st fill oloroso sherry butts, Edition #13)
A recent series from Signatory that I find rather clever and very fitting for the times. Colour: gold. Nose: glue and varnish upfront, green walnuts, mustard, then a delightful butterscotch sauce and a touch of beeswax polish. It’s so spot-on in its ‘oloroso’ profile, it almost feels like a nose designed by ChatGPT! (apologies, Signatory Vintage). With water: basil comes through, alongside sage and a hint of green clay. Mouth (neat): pure green walnuts, mustard, pepper, turmeric, green apples, and a touch of curry. But we won’t drag Chat-whatever into it again! With water: it turns into something like a Scottish-Andalusian pesto. Finish: long, quite bitter once more, in a similar vein to the ex-bourbon version, but this time with an oloroso twist. Comments: we are practically unable to decide between the two version. Lovely.
SGP:461 - 85 points. |
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