Description
Finn Thomson Mannochmore 13 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The trademark vanilla influences of the bourbon are front and centre here and with every sip of this Mannochmore 13 Year Old Finn Thomson was taken back to childhood days eating vanilla ice cream from the Allan Water Cafe in Bridge of Allan where he grew up.
Mannochmore is a distillery that produces an incredibly light style of whisky and the spirit can be easily overwhelmed by overly active casks. It therefore requires a carefully chosen cask to bring out the best of this light and gentle distillate.
The humble bourbon cask whisky is often overlooked these days by whisky drinkers in pursuit of heavily sherried or peated malts. Yet it is still estimated that almost 90% of Scotch whisky goes into wood that was once used for maturing bourbon. It has therefore become more and more fashionable for drinkers and producers alike to go in search of alternative casks types to stand out from the crowd.
This light style is a match made in heaven for a well chosen bourbon cask though. This is a whisky that showcases the best of a style of whisky that is often overlooked but deserves so much more credit when it is done well.
Finn Thomson is a Scotch whisky independent bottler that is 300 years in the making. Since James Thomsons illicit potstill in the 1700s, the Thomson family has pursued a different element of whisky through the ages – distilling, blending, trading, selling – helping to shape the very story of Scotch itself.
With three centuries of family whisky history and personal tutelage from some of the most respected names in the Scottish whisky industry, Finn may stand on the shoulders of giants. But the weight of decision rests on his own.
Finn is responsible for calling the moment when a whisky’s flavours are at their finest; quirks and eccentricities at their most beguiling. Whether it’s a decades-old cask from the family collection or an entirely new creation, this is art as much as science. Wood, water and weather have had their say. The only guides that count now are taste, scent and intuition.
Origin : Speyside ,Scotch
Type: Whisky
Distillery : Mannochmore
Bottler : Finn Thomson
Vintage : 2010
Bottled : 2024
Age : 13Years
Cask Type : First Fill Bourbon
Cask Number: 114
Number of bottles : 230 bottles
Alcohol : 51.2%
Bottle Size : 700 ml