Mortlach reviews

I've always heard a lot of hype surrounding these older cs releases of Signatory Mortlach, so for Christmas, I decided to order a sample from Master of Malt. Here are my thoughts on this particular batch…

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…

This is an 18 year old Mortlach from a refill sherry butt distilled on July 19, 1995 and is one out of 586 bottles. SMWS USA sold it for $155.In color, light amber. This one was a challenge to appreciate…

The Mortlach 25 Year Old is, to paraphrase ambassador Georgie Bell, like a Kruger Brut champagne. Not for everyone’s pocketbook, but also not for every day. This is something to enjoy at special occas…

Dram 242 is a Belgian whisky shop, run by Dirk Verleysen. In 2014 they bottled a 12 Year Old Mortlach, only 77 bottles strong, shared with the German Maltbarn.Ha! This Mortlach is immediately in your…

Early May I was invited to the Mortlach Benelux Release Dinner in Brussels where I, along with about 40 other invitees, were introduced to the new range under the skillful guidance of the lovely Georgie…

There is ample stock of independent Mortlach, to be sure. This Mortlach 2006 comes in the Exclusive Range by the Creative Whisky Company. It is only 8 years old.The nose is creamy, almost fatty. The…

Mortlach’s new 18 Year Old is quite different from the Rare Old and the 25 Year Old, expect for the fact that it is terribly expensive. 250 EUR for a 50cl bottle? That translates into 350 EUR for a full…

The absolutely top notch malts from Douglas Laing are bottled in their XOP – Extra Old Particular – range. This Mortlach 1992 slept 22 long years on a sherry butt that still yielded 225 bottles at a cask…

This Mortlach can only be obtained in the shop in Elgin. It was bottled at 50% ABV and comes from one sherry cask that yielded a total of 282 bottles. It will set you back 130 quid, but then the stuff…