Mortlach 1994 17 Year Old Rioja Finish Murray McDavid

Mortlach 22 Year Old Gordon & Macphail

Gordon & Macphail hardly needs an introduction, right? They became world famous when the launched the Mortlach 70 Year Old a few years back, the oldest single malt ever to be bottled. This licensed bottling has a little more modest age, 22 years old, bottled at 40% ABV. It is a bottling from the ‘70s, very dark implying a sherry cask. The nose...

Score 82/100

Mortlach 15 Year Old SMWS 76.83

This Mortlach was distilled in November 1995 and matured on a first fill sherry butt. It was bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, a club that aims to bottle only exceptionale good (their words, not mine) single casks at cask strength. Again a somewhat weird nose, I must say. Loads of earth, new leather and something sourish that overpower...

Score 75/100

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 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