Mortlach 1990 17 Year Old Sherry Cask Murray McDavid

Mortlach 16 Year Old Distiller’s Dram

This 16 Year Old – dubbed the Distiller’s Dram – should make us forget the 16 years old from the Flora & Fauna series. That will not be easy, as that was a top dram. This new one is likewise matured on sherry casks, but has a slightly higher ABV. The nose is round and elegant, almost feminine. Softer than the 12 Year Old with much more...

Score 86/100

Mortlach Signatory Vintage 1999 13yo

I'm a real fan of Mortlach and have tried quite a few offerings these past few years and came upon this Signatory Vintage release. This is a two cask Hogshead release of 851 bottles, natural colour at 43% abv. A beautiful pale summer straw colour, and at first pouring one would think this is more of a cask strength bottling. I added water straight...

Score 82/100

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 17 Year Old 1995 Asta Morris

I have long known the Belgian whiskyclub Fulldram to have good taste. Their four previous club bottling (Littlemill 1990, Auchentoshan 1999, Bowmore 1999 and Tomatin 1976) were all gems in their own right. For their fifth bottling, they gave Bert Bruyneel the assignment to look for an exceptional cask. Which he did. It was bottled under his Asta...

Score 86/100