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- Suggested retail price: $399
- Thursday, November 17 (for as long as it lasts), we're pouring one ounce for $13
A rare official bottling of Mannochmore here, bottled at natural cask strength as part of series of 2016 Special Releases. Interestingly, it's matured in fresh American oak and European oak casks as well as first fill ex-bourbon American oak barrels and ex-Sherry European oak butts. 3,954 bottles were produced.
Mannochmore is actually one of the most recently constructed distilleries in Scotland. It was built in 1971 on the site of another distillery: Glenlossie (which was founded in 1876). Mannochmore used to be a fairly anonymous distillery, until they released a new single malt whisky in 1996: Loch Dhu. The name is Gaelic for 'Black Lake'. This was a very suitable name because the whisky was virtually black - hence the subtitle 'the black whisky'. This was one of the most controversial single malt's ever released. People either loved or despised it. It was either smoky and delicious or 'licking an ashtray.' Mannochmore went from anonymity to being both famous and infamous.
Rarely do we see official Mannochmore releases and almost never this old. These guys are bold and make strong, opinionated whisky. I can't wait to sample this 25 year, distilled in the early days of Mannochmore.
We will open one bottle at 6:30 precisely. I hope you will join us. When it's gone, it's gone.
Next Week in The Spirits Project
Caol Illa 15 Year Un-Peated