Mannochmore 1990 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Mannochmore 12 Year Old 2008 Watt Whisky

Mark Watt recently launched his own whisky brand, the wonderfully alliterating What Whisky. The first release included, among other, this young Mannochmore, a vatting of two hogsheads that were finished for three months on a brandy cask. I smell apple sauce on steroids, peach, sultanas, honey and green grapes. Blind, I might have called this...

Score 85/100

Mannochmore 11 Year Old 2003 SMWS 64.59

It is well known that the panel comes up with very strange names for their single cask releases. But for this 11 years old Mannochmore from 2003 they made me raise my eyebrows. Ghymkhanas & Gym Class? The first is a reference to equestrian, the second to a gym room. This makes me curious. A very bright nose on vanilla, apples, sugared waffles...

Score 84/100

Mannochmore The Fruity 2012 Four Styles La Maison du Whisky

The famous La Maison du Whisky bottled a series of malts in 2018 under the resounding name Four Styles. The four whisky’s, all at drinking strength, are The Fruity (a Mannochmore 2012), The Malty (an Inchgower 2013), The Oaky (an Auchroisk 2013) and The Peaty (a Bunnahabhain 2014). They were neither chill filtered nor colored. Today I’ll try the...

Score 81/100

Mannochmore 15 Year Old 1984 Mackillop’s Choice

The label Mackillop’s Choice is a product from Angus Dundee, a blender from London. Today, they also own Glencadam and Tomintoul, but also sell a vast amount of bulk whisky to supermarkets. Mackillop refers to Mr Lorne Mackillop, the company’s Master Blender. This Mannochmore 1984 matured for 15 years and was bottled at a pretty high cask...

Score 86/100