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This 24 year old cask strength (56.5%) Mortlach distilled in 1990 is a bargain when compared the distillery bottled 25 year old at more than 3 times the price.
Mortlach launched as a single malt brand a few years back and jaws dropped when people saw the prices. $300+ for an 18 year old and over a grand for the 25 year. The whiskies are good but the prices are high for a brand that was previously only used in blends. Thankfully there is still some well priced independent bottlings of Mortlach out there.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: nutty, leathery and earthy with the promise of rich spices; raisins, chocolates and dates emerge with a touch of licorice, orange peel and French roast coffee.
Palate: deep, dark and fruity with lots of dried dark fruits: raisins, dates and figs; maple syrup and nutty chocolate fudge with a hint of chili oil and other hot spices; some leather and tobacco emerge with cold chewy bacon, showing the classic meaty-lightly-sulphury Mortlach style.
Finish: medium weight but long in length with fading spices, leather and fruits.
Comment: a big rich Mortlach at an excellent price!
700 ml
$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.
