Signatory 100 Proof Mortlach 11 Yr #73
$124.99
This 2014 vintage Signatory 100 Proof Mortlach was bottled after 11 years in Oloroso & Refill Hogshead Casks at 57.1%.
First Edition Mortlach 2010
$214.99
Bottled for Hunter Laing's First Editions line, this Mortlach was distilled in 2010 and bottled in 2024. It was matured in a Canasta Sherry Butt (HL21240), and bottled at 55%.
Signatory 100 Proof Mortlach 12 Year #60
$124.99
This Mortlach was distilled in 2013 and matured in 2nd fill ex-Oloroso Sherry Butts. After 12 years of maturation, it was bottled by Signatory at 100 British Proof, or 57.1% ABV.
Bottle Code L25/230 - 23.7.25
G&M Mortlach 25 Year Distiller Label 46%
$387.99
This whisky was featured on Day 14 of our 2024 KWM Not An Advent Calendar Tastings! You can read more about the whisky here.
Part of G&M's Distillery Labels range, this 25-year-old Mortlach was matured in First Fill and Refill Sherry Casks before bottling at 46%. 88.9pts Whiskybase
Equinox & Solstice Mortlach 16 Year
$229.99
This 2007 vintage Mortlach was bottled after 16 years in a Refill ex-Bourbon Hogshead at 48.5%.
Producer Description
"This year’s Summer Edition of Equinox & Solstice is a single refill hogshead of 2007 Mortlach, bottled at 16 years of age and reduced to this series’ trademark easy drinking strength of 48.5%.
"We’re always on the look out for casks that go against common expectations of certain distilleries. In the case of Mortlach, we often associate this distillery and its notoriously meaty and full-bodied distillate with sherry casks. So, we were very pleased to find this refill hogshead matured example that shows this wonderfully fat and oily distillate in all its natural glory. Rich, naturally sweet, waxy, fruity and well-balanced, this is perfect for easy summer sipping or, as is often the case with this series, makes a terrific highball too."
OMC Mortlach 14 Year Canasta Sherry
$216.99
This Mortlach comes from a single cask care of Hunter Laing's Old Malt Cask whisky range. The Mortlach single malt was originally distilled in July 2010. It was then matured for 14 years in a Canasta Sherry Butt at 50%.
G&M Private Collection Mortlach 1978
$3,099.99
Filled into a Refill American Oak Hogshead cask on February 8, 1978 (a mere 13 days after our owner Andrew entered this world), this Mortlach was bottled on the 3rd of December 2021, at 47.4%. 42 years of age, it is rocking 92pts on Whiskybase.
G&M Distillery Label Mortlach 15 Year
$154.99
This whisky was featured on Day 14 of our 2023 KWM Whisky Calendar. You can check out Evan's blog post on the whisky here.
Matured in First Fill and Refill Sherry before bottling at 46%, this 15 year old Mortlach is part of the G&M Distillery Label range.
Mortlach 25 Year
$999.99
The 25 year is bottled at 43.4%, which the Master Blender feels is the best bottling strength for the distillery. it has been matured exclusively in 100% Re-Fill Ex-American oak barrels. Beautifully packaged, the bottles pay tribute to the distillery's onetime owner George Cowie who was also a Victorian architect involved in the design of railway bridges and viaducts.
Diageo stirred up a lot of attention when they decided to launch a core range of Mortlach this year, mainly due to the whiskies prices, and the fact that most markets will be getting 500ml bottles. Well, rest asured Canadians, our proximity to the US has ensured we get 750ml bottles, and while the price for this 25 year old expression is high, it is better the European prices, and the quality is there. Mortlach has long been a popular whisky with single malt drinkers, and until recently was primarily only available from independent bottlers. There was an official bottling under Diageo's Flaura & Fauna series, but this has been discontinued. The distillery counters the questions around price noting the very small number of barrels selected to ensure the best level of quality. The Mortlach 25 Year is available only in very small quantities.
Andrew's Tasting Note:
Nose: classic older whisky notes, smooth leather, silky white chocolate and beeswax and subtle sweet perfumes; salted caramel vanilla icecream, mangoes and papaya, powdered spice.
Palate: beautiful, very honeyed, more beeswax and tropical fruits with an overall antique character; even more elegant than the 18 but still very vibrant and fruity; layer upon layer; more fuzzy peaches, jujubes and some of the early browning apple.
Finish: very elegant, extremely smooth and layered; the waves keep coming.