Mortlach 12 Year Old Bottled 1970s Gordon & Macphail

Mortlach 16 Year Old

Mortlach 16 year old flora and fauna is in our winter warmers tasting pack. Tony writes: The vast majority of the production of up to 2.8 million litres at Mortlach goes into Johnny Walker Black Label. Because of this, Mortlach has a very low profile as a single malt; it does not even have a website. There are only two official bottlings: this 16...

Score 88/100

Mortlach 12 - The Wee Witchie

Mortlach is one of those Diageo stepchild distilleries that was used mainly as blend fodder, for years it had no regular output under its name save one lonely 16 year old Flora & Fauna release. It gained notoriety as a darling of the Indie scene, many praising the almost meaty, full bodied characteristics of it's distillate especially when...

Score 81/100

Mortlach 1988 19 Year Old

I love my Mortlach's and thought I would give this rare Douglas and Laing bottling a try. Actually distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2008 (officially 19yo) making it at opening today a fine 23 years old. Non Chill-filtered and no added colouring, this bottling is a single cask offering finished in a Rhone wine cask producing 369 bottles at 50% abv...

Score 87/100

Mortlach 14 Year Old Alexander’s Way

Originally the 14 years old Alexander’s Way – which refers to the fiendishly complicated process of 2.81x distilled that creates that typical umami spirit that Mortlach is known for – was only available as a travel retail expression, but today you can find it quite easily. The nose is nicely accessible, sweet and sour on plums, raisins and orange...

Score 85/100