Officially founded in 1823 by James Findlater, it is believed that illicit whisky production had been taking place at Mortlach for many years prior to the license being granted. The distillery changed hands a few times in the mid 19th-Century and was silent from 1837, when it was part-owned by James and John Grant, who promptly removed all the ... Read More »
A cracking malt from a great, but criminally under-exposed distillery, Mortlach has a rich, complex, spicy sherried character and deserves far wider recognition.
Originally bottled in 2009, this immensely powerful (60.2%) bourbon-matured Mortlach 1993 was originally destined for the overseas market before being shelved at the last minute, and is now safely back in the SMoS fold. Hurrah!
A 21 year old Mortlach from Douglas Laing, bottled as part of their Old Malt Cask range. Distilled in September 1991, matured in a refill hogshead and bottled in February 2013.
An 18 year old Mortlach, distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2009 by Murray McDavid. Continuing their love of finishing whisky in interesting casks, this spent the last part of its time in wood sitting in Premier Cru Domaine Leroy red wine casks from Vosne-Romanée, one of the top wines from one of the highest quality growing areas in France.
A 21 year old single sherry butt matured whisky from Mortlach, released by Signatory as part of their Cask Strength Collection. Distilled on October 1st 1991 and bottled on November 8th 2012.
A very rare distillery bottling of Mortlach, one of the most under-rated Speysides around. This 1971 vintage was released a few years ago as part of Diageo's 'Superpremium' series.
Bottled at its whopping full strength of 62.2%, this little-seen Mortlach 1978 was released in May 1998 as part of the highly desirable Rare Malts series from UDV (now Diageo).
Wow - a fifty-year-old Mortlach from first-fill sherry butts! Mortlach is a quality distillery, and the G&M Private Collections have been very well-received so far, so this is likely to be very good.
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