Mortlach 1990 19 Year Old Sherry Butt #5964 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

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

Mortlach Rare Old

This is a beautifully packaged box and bottle. Diageo are throwing money are Mortlach as a distillery and brand and aesthetically it is money well spent. However, I don't think it is very rare or very old. The fact it is an NAS makes the “old” part of the name seem like pure marketing BS. Also, it doesn't seem very rare as you can pick it up from...

Score 84/100

Mortlach 12 Year Old 2002 Dram 242

Dram 242 is a Belgian whisky shop, run by Dirk Verleysen. In 2014 they bottled a 12 Year Old Mortlach, only 77 bottles strong, shared with the German Maltbarn. Ha! This Mortlach is immediately in your face! Wonderful fruity notes (think apricots, coconut and stewed pears), loads of caramel (close to candied sugar) and some green herbs, but also...

Score 88/100

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