1974 Aultmore 21 Year Old Rare Malts 60.9% Abv Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Colour: Full gold.

Nose: yes! Artisan ales, cigars, smoky teas (lapsang stuff), roasted malt and nuts, a little burnt oak, apples from last year, brown toasts, Van Houten’s cocoa powder, dried porcinis… It’s a big style, very malty and carmalised, which is absolutely great on the nose.

Mouth: Stouty with some brownies, chocolate cookies, toasts, roasted pecans, a lot of malt and quite some artisan chocolate. Burnt cake, leather, burnt oak, a little marmalade. I like this really a lot, it’s supremely malty whisky.

Finish: Long, perfectly bitter and malty, and yet balanced and spicy. It’s only now that a little obvious oak comes into play. And coffee.

Comments: A Very high quality composition, I say greatly done.