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Mannochmore 11 Year
55.1% ABV Speyside 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon
$110.00 | Sold out
Tasting Profile
Bright & Fruity
Intensity
Oak & Spice Secondary

TRI CARRAGH MANNOCHMORE 11 YEAR OLD SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

2nd Fill Bourbon Cask · Distilled February 2012 · 190 Bottles
Region Speyside Distillery Mannochmore Age 11 years ABV 55.1% Cask 2nd Fill Bourbon Outturn 190 bottles

Built for Blenders, Bottled for You

The Engine Room of Johnnie Walker

Mannochmore was built in 1971 outside Elgin as a sister distillery to Glenlossie, part of a wave of Speyside construction aimed at keeping pace with the postwar blended Scotch boom. Its purpose has always been clear: feed the blends. Johnnie Walker. Dimple. Haig. Millions of bottles poured every year, the vast majority containing Mannochmore that nobody knew they were drinking.

The distillery has gone silent more than once across its history, which only makes casks like this one harder to come by. Released as a single malt, Mannochmore is allowed to be itself: buttery, fruit-forward, quietly complex.

A 2nd fill bourbon cask is a deliberate choice for a distillery like this. First fill bourbon would bury Mannochmore's house character under a sheet of vanilla and coconut. Second fill pulls the volume down on the wood and lets the spirit do the talking. The cask still contributes, just on Mannochmore's terms rather than its own.

Distilled February 17, 2012. Bottled at 55.1%. Single cask. 190 bottles.

Distillery profile, Mannochmore

  • Founded in 1971 in Elgin, Speyside, built on the same site as Glenlossie to double output during the blending boom.
  • Owned by Diageo and produces primarily for blends including Johnnie Walker and Dimple.
  • Has operated intermittently across its history, with extended silent periods that make any vintage release worth paying attention to.
  • House style leans toward a rich, buttery body with bright fruit and a dry, almost pastry-like sweetness, a combination that rewards bourbon-cask maturation.

Cask profile, 2nd fill ex-bourbon

First fill bourbon gets the marketing. Second fill earns the respect. By its second run with Scotch, a bourbon barrel has given up its most aggressive flavors, leaving behind a quieter, more cooperative cask that lets the distillate step forward.

For a spirit as layered as Mannochmore, this is exactly right. Eleven years in 2nd fill wood delivers gentle vanilla, soft honey, and subtle oak spice without covering the butterscotch, dates, and milk chocolate the distillery produces on its own. A cask choice that trusts the whisky.

Tasting notes
Nose
Butterscotch leads, deep and rich, with dates, milk chocolate, malt, and warm pastry rising behind it. A quiet cocoa note runs through all of it.
Palate
Wonderfully buttery in texture. Chocolate, dates, and almonds up front, then gentle waves of vanilla, honey, and figs through the mid-palate. Clove, oak, and a bright flash of lemon curd at the back pull the whole thing into balance.
Finish
Dry and exceptionally long, nearly two full minutes. Lemon curd, clove spice, oak, and honeyed dates carry the finish, with a final hint of leather before it fades.
The distillery that quietly built Johnnie Walker, given the single cask stage it rarely gets.
Specification Details
Brand Tri Carragh
Whisky style Single malt Scotch whisky
Region Speyside, Scotland
Distillery Mannochmore
Age 11 years
ABV 55.1%
Volume 700 ml
Cask type 2nd Fill Bourbon (full maturation)
Distillation date February 17, 2012
Outturn 190 bottles
Non-chill filtered Yes
Natural colour Yes

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