Chieftain's

Mortlach The Cigar Malt 20 Year Old, Oloroso Sherry Hogshead Cask, Cask #900004, 1997, Ian Macleod Distillers, 56.1%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 33
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

Founded by Leonard J. Russell Snr in 1936, Ian Macleod & Company Ltd have a distinguished history with a portfolio of quality brands and spirits. In recent decades, the company has acquired several distilleries including Glengoyne and Tamdhu and has also launched the bold and intense Smokehead Islay Single Malt. Chieftain's - named for the Celtic leaders - is an award-winning range of rare malts f ...

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Cask type
Oloroso Sherry Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Ian Macleod Distillers
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
900004
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
294
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden box
Series highlights
Chieftain's Choice
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Syrupy and piney, chestnuts, custard, notes of prune, rich dry sherry and chocolate. Intense deep sherry, old leather jacket, pipe tobacco, sundried grapes and figs, earthy soil, chicory/coffee mix, plasticine, a little sulfur, loads of dates, sour cherries & Extravecchio Balsamic.
Palate
Soft and silky yet bold, light sweetness with berry wine gums, herbs and gentle spice. Explosion of sherry-oak, fruity Turkish delight, gentle citrus, dry spiciness. Heavy, meaty, coffee, tobacco, maggi sauce and a slight metallic twang. Raisins, figs, maraschino cherry, clove, sticky toffee pudding, chestnut honey, cocoa, old furniture oak.
Finish
Explodes with richness, dry sherry notes, dried fruit and warming oak. Lingers forever, coffee, dark chocolate, citrus peel, walnut & balsamic notes, dunnage/old basement edge to the oak.
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