.wemyss malts - pastille bouquet - mortlach 1998

46% abv, €80, single malt

Nose: lemon, grass, lemongrass, fresh, floral, tangerines
Palate: sweet, fresh cut grass, citrus, limes, oranges, orange-zest, apples, chocolate coated oranges, hot, floral, milk chocolate, a hint of liquorice root
Finish: hot, spicy, peppers, jalapeños, citrus, lime-peel, long, liquorice
Mark: +++++

Conclusion: I am not over the moon about this.

More info: Distilled in 1998, matured in a hogshead, bottled in 2013 into only 325 bottles.

"Each cask that is chosen for bottling is representative of the best characteristics of its regional origins. Wemyss meticulously hand selects each individual cask, under the expert eye of Charles Maclean who chairs their Nosing Panel. All Wemyss Single Casks are bottled at a minimum of 46%, but occasionally they come across casks of such quality that they dictate bottling at natural cask strength."

Second whisky in the #WemyssTT3 twitter tasting on May 15, 2014