Mortlach 17 Year Old 1992 Signatory

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

Mortlach 10 Year Old 2008 Old Particular Douglas Laing

Refill Wine Cask #DL12757, 297 bts Kleur: goud ABV: 48.4% FOTO Moccasins After my quite mediocre experience with the Mortlach 10 in the Premier Barrel series from Douglas Laing, let me try a similarly aged Mortlach that was released two years ago in the so-called Old Particular range. A wine cask, no less. Lo and behold: this is interesting! Very...

Score 86/100

Mortlach 15 Year Old SMWS 76.83

This Mortlach was distilled in November 1995 and matured on a first fill sherry butt. It was bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, a club that aims to bottle only exceptionale good (their words, not mine) single casks at cask strength. Again a somewhat weird nose, I must say. Loads of earth, new leather and something sourish that overpower...

Score 75/100

Mortlach 20 Year Old Cowie’s Blue Seal

The new 20 Year Old is dubbed Cowie’s Blue Seal, which is a reference to one of the former owners, who later became mayor of Dufftown and left the distillery to his son. Wonderfully aromatic nose on old, dusty books, a drop of blood, orange peel and a very delicate not of wild flowers, even some potpourri. Cocoa and dark caramel. On overripe fig....

Score 85/100