Scotland, Speyside: Single malt whisky through the producing distilleries: history, making, production and tasting notes

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Speyside:

Glen Mhor

Description of the whisky

The distillery

Glen Mhor Distillery
Telford Street
Inverness

Owner: United Distillers & Vintners (Diageo)

Creation date1892

The Glen Mhor distillery was situated North-West from Inverness. Just as Glen Albyn its water was coming from the famous Loch Ness. In 1954, Glen Mhor was the first distillery to use a mechanical process for the malting of barley.
Glen Mhor became property of the D.C.L (Distillers Company Ltd.) in 1972, ant this company decided to close the distillery in 1983.
The distillery has been demolished in 1986 and a shopping centre has been built on the site. Glen Mhor can still be found in independent bottlers collections.

The whisky

List of the bottles

Description of the distillery

	Glen Mhor
O.B.	Rare Malts 28 years	19
	Rare Malts 22 years	17 2/5

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Glen Mohr Rare Malts selection 22 years
Age	22 years
Alcohol percentage	61%
Particularity	Cask Strength
Bottler	UDV Rare Malts (official)
Price/litre

After the first surprise due to the high alcohol degree (this was a blind tasting..), the malt reveals a strange complexity. A first impression of cut grass, without much character, reminds a Lowlands, but more complex aromas soon develop in the palate. A very long and pleasant finish. A bottle for lovers of closed and destroyed distilleries, but, due to its price, nobody has to be blamed if he does not have this bottle in his collection.

There is a great contrast between the fresh smell of this whisky and its alcohol degree, which is particularly high. A great complexity of taste, with some citrus hints. A nice finish. The first quotation was too low.

The nose is very complex, between malt, citrus and wood, with interesting smoke notes. In the mouth, the first impression is bitter and slightly acid, quickly followed by a flood of malty, chocolate tastes, and even some fresh grass hints. The high percentage of alcohol does not hinder the papillas in the appreciation of this whisky. A very nice finish, long and warm.

Quite an expressive nose, where marshmallow mixes with wood, and where a smokey background marries citrus fruit hints. In the plalte, a kind of bitterness first, followed by nice developings on nuts and malted barley, between pungency and sweetness. A slightly acid touch on the background. The finish is pleasant, on notes between malt and chocolate.

The first nose is rather "farmy", with its both fresh (cut grass) and less fresh (stable) smells. Further quite a dominant alcohol impression giving the whole some medicinal aspects. Hints of smoke complete the scene.
In the palate, this whisky is rather aggressive, with its acid notes and its alcohol percentage which is obviously high. After a while, smoother malty notes appear and the mouth gets quieter and acidity becomes freshness. But first you have to master the alcohol...
The finish is long and amazingly smooth, this is especially remarkable after the very hard first mouth.

Glen Mohr Rare Malts selection 28 years
Age	28 years
Alcohol percentage	51,9%
Particularity	Cask Strength
Bottler	UDV Rare Malts (official)
Price/litre

Very nice floral nose, deliciously fresh with this mix of green apples and some hints of wax and a touch of bitterness. Nice complexity announced.
The very first mouth shows a beautiful contrast between nutty and citrus notes, going constantly from the one to the other and back before ending on a fruity culmination. Between apple and banana with a clear smoky impression.
Lingering finish prolonging the pleasant memory of this bitterness which was so pleasant in the palate.

Speyside

The Speyside area is situated at the North of the Cairngorm mountain and goes to the Moray firth. It is delimited by two rivers: the Findhorn at the West side and the Deveron on the East side.
The area is named after the river Spey. Most of the distilleries take their water in one of its affluents; the Fiddich, the Livet or the Avon.
About sixty distilleries from Speyside are described on this site.

Click on the map for a list of the distilleries of the area, on the title for further information
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Last update: Sunday, 21-Mar-2010 15:50:36 CET
Thu 29 07 2010, 18:04 - 95 visiteurs au cours de la dernière heure et 13 visiteurs sur le site en ce moment.
Copyright:Jean-Marie Putz (2003-2007)

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