Mannochmore 22 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 60.1% 1974

Distillery	Mannochmore
Bottler	OB
Serie	Rare Malts Selection
Bottled for
Distilled date	1974
Bottling date	09.1997
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside
Age	22
Cask Type
Cask Number
Alcohol percentage	60.1
Volume	0,70
Condition	In Original Wooden Case
Label	Perfect
Stock	0

Professional reviews

BOW (86)

This is an old vintage bottle and the closure may have deteriorated; When opening care should be taken. The item is sold as described.

Serge Valentin (90)

A profoundly charitable soul has passed on this Mannochmore to me because I have a raw score floating about on WF, meaning I must have tasted it around 2002 or earlier. The score was very low (WF 65), yet I recall absolutely nothing about it. Thus, in the spirit of our Grand Cultural Revision (?), we shall re-taste it and possibly update our official score. Does that sound agreeable? It's worth noting that the Rare Malts were likely, even more so than the Classic Malts, the Yardbirds of malt whisky. I would encourage the younger generation to acquire them at auctions, and not be deterred by slightly low levels, somewhat crinkled foils or capsules, or corks that now invariably snap. These whiskies are so robust and potent that they could withstand a century of exposure to air (I exaggerate, prepare replacement corks!). Colour: pale gold. Nose: I was wrong. I think I'll permanently delete the few unnoted scores still lurking on the woeful website you see before you. Panettone once again, orange blossom water, oriental pastries (we think fondly of Gaza), figs, chalk, and vanilla, with hints of ink and daily newspaper (not online, of course), orange cake... With water: I am thoroughly ashamed. Mouth (neat): I must have been completely inebriated back then, as I can't find any other explanation; spirits have long been the only psychotropic substances I used to indulge in (But it's been a long time since I became as sober as a camel). Beeswax, citron, lemon juice, a touch of agave (mezcal), chalk... How could I have been so off the mark at the time? With water: how delightful! Finish: very long, with wax and grapefruit. Absolutely flawless. Comments: quick, find an excuse... Okay, know that back then, many houses were sending supposedly sealed samples, not with Parafilm, but with Scotch tape or Chatterton. This occasionally still happens. When samples were filled to the brim, a bit of whisky could 'lick' the Scotch tape during transport, for instance, in flight or with temperature changes, say from 10 to 30°Celsius. Later, as conditions changed, these tiny amounts of alcohol could seep back into the bottle or remain trapped under the adhesive strip. In any case, this could completely ruin your spirit, making it bitter and 'chemical'. In the vast majority of instances, this was noticed, but of course, no one is perfect, and it might have been assumed these flaws were inherent to the spirit. This is possibly what happened with this RM over twenty years ago. Does that sound like a valid excuse?