Mortlach 1992 – 26 Year Old – Special Releases 2019

A heavily sherried Mortlach single malt, distilled in 1992 and matured in first-fill oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks for 26 years, before being bottled as part of Diageos 2019 Special Releases. Aromas of black tea, jam on toast, leather an tar open on the nose, followed by dried fruit, apple upside-down, ginger cake cake and caramel. The palate initially offers notes of spiced sponge cake, burnt raisins, buttery pastry and hot caramel, slowly developing plums, liquorice, fruit cake and Caramac bars.