Mortlach 1987 Cask #3689 Mackillop's Mackillop's Choice

Mortlach 21 Year Old 1999 Diageo Special Releases 2020

We return to the Speyside with this 21 years old Mortlach that was finished on a combo of PX and oloroso sherry seasoned casks. The umami, meat-like character is not too present on the nose, less than expected at least. Must be the PX putting its foot down, for the nose offers a surprisingly fresh malt with citrus fruit in the lead, followed by...

Score 87/100

Mortlach SMWS 76.79 Sherry Fusion

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is world famous, and has a huge membership, however I only really found out about this a month or so back. I was at the SMWS rooms in London as part of a tasting panel, and could not believe what was right in front of me! I wont explain what the SMWS is, most of you know already I’m sure! Anyway after the tasting...

Score 96/100

Mortlach 20 Year Old 1994 Malts of Scotland

Since Mortlach has been relaunched as a premium whisky (and thus premium prices) I prefer to look for independent bottlings. For example, the new official Mortlach 18 Year Old is more expensive than this 20 Year Old from Malts of Scotland. This one is very dark, by the way, thanks to the sherry cask on which it matured for two decades. The nose is...

Score 88/100

Mortlach 16 Year Old

Mortlach 16 year old flora and fauna is in our winter warmers tasting pack. Tony writes: The vast majority of the production of up to 2.8 million litres at Mortlach goes into Johnny Walker Black Label. Because of this, Mortlach has a very low profile as a single malt; it does not even have a website. There are only two official bottlings: this 16...

Score 88/100