2007 Mortlach 13 Year Old (Special Release 2021) Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Other reviews... This would make a phenomenal outdoor dram, as it’s bristling with spices, woodshed lumber, chorizo, pink peppercorn, and red chile. The palate opens with flavors of vanilla, barley, sweet citrus, and lime, though these are quickly cast aside by a wave of peppery spices, which ebbs away to leave meatier notes, aromatic spices, and dry oak. The zigzag flavor journey adds to the excitement of this distinctive dram. 90 points - whiskyadvocate.com, reviewed by: Jonny McCormick 2021

...Ex-virgin and refill American oak. As a matter of fact, and you cannot make this up, I just slept 'with' a pack of European grey wolves in a magnificent lodge in Lorraine. Wonderful animals but boy are they noisy at night!  Colour: white wine. Nose: another one that's pretty sharp and austere at first, chalky, waxy, grassy, the main difference being that many more fruits would then come out, chiefly white and yellow peaches, then muesli and something like rhubarb jam. I would suppose it's the virgin oak that imparted more 'sweetness'. With water: porridge, damp oatcakes and plain sourdough. Raw wool. Gone are the fruits. Mouth (neat): once again, same style as that of the Ultimate, only with more fruitiness, in this very case more lemons. With water: very good now, tight for sure but with a lot of lemon, gooseberries, green plums and rhubarb, plus a little muscovado sugar to round this off. Still, wonderful tightness. Finish: long, grassier, with notes of green tea and walnut skins. Loses a part of its fruitiness. Chalky aftertaste. Comments: showcase dry un-sherried and un-meaty Mortlach. 86 points - whiskyfun.com