Product description
The Adelphi Distillery operated in Glasgow from 1826 to 1907. The company returned to the market in 1993, revived by Jamie Walker, great-great-grandson of the distillery's last owner, Archibald Walker.
Jamie bottled and distributed whisky and despite considerable success sold the business to Keith Falconer and Donald Houston in 2004. Exactly 10 years later Adelphi began distilling at the newly built Ardnamurchan distillery in the western Highlands. The Mortlach on display here was distilled in 1980 and aged for 19 years in a sherry butt no. 2166. Bottled at cask strength (59.3% abv) and unchillfiltered in 1999 in an edition of 564 bottles.
Nose : very rich, roasted nuts and almonds, dried plums and cherries, toffee, caramel, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, notes of leather and vinaigrette.
Taste: powerful, beef broth, almonds and nuts, dried plums, apples and apricots, bitter orange jam, nutmeg, pepper and oak.
Finish: long, with notes of dried fruit, dark chocolate, roasted almonds, cinnamon, nutmeg and oak.