Mortlach 1993 18 Year Old Chieftain's Ian Macleod

Mortlach 16 Year Old Distiller’s Dram

This 16 Year Old – dubbed the Distiller’s Dram – should make us forget the 16 years old from the Flora & Fauna series. That will not be easy, as that was a top dram. This new one is likewise matured on sherry casks, but has a slightly higher ABV. The nose is round and elegant, almost feminine. Softer than the 12 Year Old with much more...

Score 86/100

Mortlach 16 Year Old

Nose: Big sherry, sweet tea and lemons, peppermint (specifically altoids), cinnamon, grapes, caramel. Taste: Sherry, rum raisin cake, maple syrup. Elegant. Finish: Sweet, spicy, and long. The very end of the finish gives me the feeling that I just finished a cigar. I've had tobacco notes turn up in whiskies before but this is especially...

Score 90/100

Mortlach 14 Year Old 1998 C&S Dram Collection

The German C&S Dram Collection is the brainchild of Andrea Caminneci. I will be putting two Mortlach he selected head to head: this 14 Year Old from 1998 (bottled in 2013) against a 16 Year Old from 1995 (bottled in 2011). The cask numbers are 3805 and 3398 respectively. A little H2H experiment. The difference in color is huge. Let’s start...

Score 85/100

SMWS 76.70 - Angels would weep

Nose: Quite hot and a little reserved at first. Rich and somewhat meaty sherry but with enough freshness to not leave you feeling that the malt has been completely overpowered, fig and raisin sit at the fore. A little water opens things up beautifully adding black cherries, sweet tobacco and a hint of leather. Complex, feels a little older than...

Score 86/100