I was recently given a mysterious sample with the request of tasting it. It comes from a bottling for Sweden from The Whiskyman. Some research taught me that is was bottled for Viking Line, the Swedish…

While we are tasting Mortlach, let me continue with the new releases from Malts of Scotland. There is a Mortlach in there as well, the first for this German bottler.Oh, this is a weird nose. Powerful,…

Another new one. Malts of Scotland has never before bottled a Fettercairn. I myself have only tasted two so far. Exciting! The Old Fettercairn distillery, built in 1824, is the property of United Spirits…

Every smart bottler will include an Islay whisky in any release. Malts of Scotland included two. An 11 Year Old Bowmore and a 13 Year Old Laphroaig. I will try the Laffie later. This is already the 12th…

KAA Gent, the local football club in my neck of the woods, is currently having a terrible season. But if they win, we can celebrate with this whisky, if they lose… well, we can still take a good swig.…

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…

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…

Today, the Speysider Mortlach, is still an important malt in the Johnnie Walker blends. John Walker & Sons were owners of the distillery for a long time. It is not easy to track down Mortlach as a single…