Mannochmore 1990 18 Year Old

Mannochmore SMWS 64.42 - Peppered strawberries with Creme Anglais

Mannochmore was built in 1971 by DCL (and so remains in the Diageo stable). Sharing their workforce and warehouses with Glenlossie next door, it's purpose was to supply malt to the Haig blend, then the top selling scotch in the UK. It closed down in 1985 due to the whisky loch, then started up again in 1989. Sadly, this distillery is mostly known...

Score 95/100

Mannochmore 11 Year Old 2007 The Ultimate Cask Strength

Mannochmore is one of the youngest distilleries in Speyside, founded in 1971. Just like the nearby Glenlossie it foms an important part in the Haig blend. It is also the distillery that produced the infamous black whisky Loch Dhu. But today I’ll try a recent bottling by the Dutch company van Wees. This young Mannochmore matured for 11 years on a...

Score 82/100

Mannochmore Loch Dhu 10 Year Old Black Whisky

Dark Terror Loch Dhu is Gaelic for ‘Black Lake’. It was produced by Mannochmore in 1996, but no longer. A strange whisky, to say the least. Many people believe this to be the world’s worst single malt ever made. Mannochmore claims the dark color is the result of double charring of the cask, a process in which the inside of the cask is charred...

Score 40/100

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