tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post1299728791857463348..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Where's the Love? Mannochmore 12 year old 1999 Blackadder Raw Cask #5400Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-62969102691370433682015-06-16T16:17:05.471-04:002015-06-16T16:17:05.471-04:00I'd definitely be happy to try it again. :) B...I'd definitely be happy to try it again. :) But I'm not too sure the sample went bad. I'm confident in the sample pouring and storage methods utilized. The bottle was full and well sealed, so I think it would take a lot longer than 2 years for things to go cockeyed. The cloudiness may have been due to the amount of cask sediment. And perhaps sediment breakdown could have affected the whisky. But if that's true, I'd imagine that would be a risk with the Raw Cask bottles in general.<br /><br />The quirky notes I found while tasting it neatly weren't offputting, and I've experienced them in other whiskies. The fartier notes came about when I added water. Also, I tried it alongside another Mannochmore, so we may have come to it from different perspectives.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-64230702058464316812015-06-16T13:25:51.817-04:002015-06-16T13:25:51.817-04:00This was a favorite whisky for me, and I don't...This was a favorite whisky for me, and I don't recognize the murkiness or any of the farty notes, except that I had them in other whiskies. I can only guess that the sample may have gone bad in the intervening two years. My notes were very brief: "Stunning whisky - really excellent! 4-4.5*". I have a couple bottles in reserve, we should have a retaste when I get to it.Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.com