Mortlach 16 Year Old 1995 Cask 4099 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

Mortlach 20 Year Old 1978 Rare Malts Selection

Ah… a golden oldie from the Rare Malts Selection, longer in the bottle by now than it ever spent in the cask. Distilled in 1978 and bottled after 20 years at a whopping 62.2% ABV. You’ll have a very hard time getting hold of this bottle now – or need very deep pockets – but I got my hands on it via a raffle and poured it as the finale in my online...

Score 89/100

Mortlach 16 Year Old 1997 Sansibar

Sansibar is a German independent bottler, run by Jens Drewitz. They only recently got on my radar when visiting the Whisky Festival for Independent Bottlers in Alost, Belgium. What did you expect? They have not yet bottled an Auchentoshan after all. Just kidding. Their range consists of some nice single casks at cask strength. I am trying their 16...

Score 83/100

Mortlach 16 Year Old

Nose: Heavy on the sherry in a very nice way, following on with a terry's chocolate orange. Taste: Sweet & syrupy with various dried fruits jumping around in your mouth, its hard to capture them all as they swirl into each other in perfect harmony. Finish: Long lovely sweetness with a smoky note running up the rear almost like a good cigar....

Score 92/100

Mortlach 15 Year Old

I've been meaning to try Mortlach for some time.... this Gordon and Macphail 15 yo is outstanding, vanilla, fruit and light oak on the nose then the most delightful truffle-oil arrival, delicately smooth sherry fruitiness and light oak and hint of ginger finish.. I found myself cradling the glass without realizing it... like a long lost friend...

Score 99/100