Mortlach 1995 16 Year Old Casks #4077+8 Signatory Un-Chillfiltered Collection

Mortlach Signatory Unchillfiltered 1995 18YO

Very pale coloured for an 18yo malt; somewhat of a testament to Signatory's commitment to releasing natural whisky. Nose: Vanilla with aniseed. Caramel laden with pepper. Fudgey Ice-Cream but strongly tempered by this peppery, almost chilli-like overlay. Jekyll and Hyde melded together well. Palate: Aniseed and then becomes creamy. Peppery whiff...

Score 92/100

Mortlach 18

After tasting the very impressive mortlach 25, I now get the chance to review the little sister, this 18yo is a mixture of American oak and European sherry casks, both first fill and re fill casks were used. This is a 50cl bottle and has an abv of 43.4%… Nose.. At first it is a little underwhelming, not the nose I expected….. BUT.. wait 10 minutes...

Score 86/100

Mortlach 17 Year Old 1992 Exclusive Casks CWC

David Stirk recently gave his range a completely new look. Packaging is part of the deal, after all. This Mortlach was released in 2010 under the Exclusive Casks label, meaning it got a finish on a special cask. It was distilled on 2 November 1992 and after the regular maturation finished on a port hogshead. That explains the copper colour. This...

Score 84/100

Mortlach 19 Year Old 1997 Brachadair

Brachadair is actually Gaelic for maltman or brewster, derived from the Latin brasiator. Just a little side note. Patrick and his Brachadair team bottled a great cask of Mortlach 1997 at a whopping 54,3%. It was distilled in June 1997 and bottled in July 2016, so a full 19 years old. Wow, this is a dark Mortlach. Dark in the sense that it offers a...

Score 89/100