Mortlach 1993 Unlabelled Speciality Drinks

Mortlach 15 Gordon & MacPhail

I opened this in Spring and, will have to admit, fell in love straight away. Only my second ever Mortlach (after my darling F&F 16) but I'm a sucker for big, bold, old-skool and, yes, somewhat meaty profiles, and this ticks all the right boxes. Review is neat with just under half a bottle left. Nose - a very appealing initial hit of savoury...

Score 90/100

Mortlach 26 Year Old Diageo Special Releases 2019

Mortlach – The Beast of Dufftown – has had quite a few tough years. After many years with only the 16 years old in the Fauna & Flora series, the malt was suddenly re-launched as a premium brand with ridiculously high prices. Big mistake and the bottles gathered dust on the shelves. It took until 2018 until the range was re-invented once again...

Score 89/100

Mortlach Single (Bourbon) Cask

Mortlach holds an important place in my whisky journey. The man that kindled my interest in whisky seemed to like it. Of all the bottles in his collection, he had an open bottle of Mortlach from the Rare Malts series that I remember seeing whenever I visited. I still remember the piece of cork that was floating in it. He gave me one of those...

Score 89/100

Mortlach Wemyss 1998 15YO "Pastille Bouquet"

This is rather obscure bottling of a slightly obscure yet vastly underrated (IMO) distillery. But it ticks all the right boxes - Single Cask, uncoloured, unchillfiltered. Nose - Definitely fruity at first with some oaky vanilla and a touch of spices. Cinnamon maybe. Dry oakiness becoming more apparent as it opens up. A bit of citrus after more...

Score 87/100