Mortlach 1989 12 Year Old Cask #3926 Mackillop's Choice

Mortlach 13 Year Old Maltman

Let me start by saying that I have only had one Mortlach so far, from Cooper’s Choice 1978. That one did not please me one bit. So I am curious how this young bottling from Maltman will fare. The nose is not bad at all. I get some white fruit and peach, nicely sweet with cinnamon. Nuts, too. Almonds, I would say. Coffee beans, even. Some mint,...

Score 82/100

Mortlach 8 Year Old 2006 Exclusive Range

There is ample stock of independent Mortlach, to be sure. This Mortlach 2006 comes in the Exclusive Range by the Creative Whisky Company. It is only 8 years old. The nose is creamy, almost fatty. The first thing my olfactory memory conjures up is a box full of butterscotch. Like those flat round Quality Street candy, remember? Vanilla custard. It...

Score 83/100

Mortlach 22 Year Old 1989 The Nectar of the Daily Drams

This is an older bottling from The Nectar of the Daily Drams. It was released in 2012 and is as good as untraceable nowadays. Let us find out if that is something to be sad about. Surprising nose. The first thing that reaches my nostrils is varnish, followed by wood glue. Then the fruit is released. Think oranges and… nope, that is all the fruit I...

Score 86/100

Mortlach 1990 / 24 Year Old / Cask #6075 / Signatory

Today’s official Mortlach 25 Year Old will set you back about 600 to 800 EUR for 50cl. Luckily the independent bottlers have not lost their mind (yet) and therefor you can buy this bottle – if you can still find it – for less than half (or in some cases, depending on where you shop, even a third). This Mortlach 24 Year Old 1990 was bottled by...

Score 86/100