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Category Archives: Mortlach
Mortlach 1978-1998, 20yo, 62.2% – Rare Malts Selection
By now the Rare Malts Selection is quickly becoming the stuff of legend. It’s not even that all of them are stellar whiskies, but enough of them are to lift up the entire series. And when they are stellar, I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978, Advent Calendar, Diageo, Dufftown, Fiddler's, Jon Beach, Mortlach, Rare Malts, Speyside
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Mortlach ‘Sherry Beast’, Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish, 61.5% – Cooper’s Choice
When things are announced as a ‘sherry beast’ you can generally tell they’re going to sell well. When they are also a Mortlach, you can bet they’re going to sell even faster. But honestly, when something is a sherry beast, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooper's Choice, Dufftown, Mortlach, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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De Whiskykoning’s Summer Whisky Tasting, 2020 edition
Rob Stevens, proprietor of Whiskyslijterij De Koning hosts four seasonally themed tastings each year. As in, there are four themes, but there are way more tastings. He can only fit 11 people in his tasting room, so there’s three tastings … Continue reading
Posted in Craigellachie, Glen Moray, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Inchgower, Mortlach
Tagged 1997, 2010, Bourbon Cask, Carn Mor, Craigellachie, Glen Moray, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Gordon & MacPhail, Inchgower, Mortlach, Port Cask, Sherry Cask, Signatory, Whiskykoning, Wine cask
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Mortlach 26yo, 1988-2015, 56.1% – Cadenhead
Since I’ve been going through heaps of samples over the last year to diminish that collection at home, I’ve encountered lots of stuff I forgot I had. There even was a sample of Brora and a Port Ellen in there. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Authentic Collection, Cadenhead, Mortlach, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Mortlach 1993-2018, 56.1% – Adelphi
It’s been both a slow and a busy week here. Not many posts in the last week or so, mostly because I’ve been quite busy, or so tired from being busy that blogging was far from the first time on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1993, Adelphi, Dufftown, Mortlach, Speyside, Whisky Shop Dufftown
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Whiskies of the year: Runners up
I published the post with my whisky of the year last Monday. Generally I do the runners up first, or all in one post or so, but in this case it was a brand new whisky that I had not … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Benrinnes, Glenglassaugh, Glenlochy, Highland Park, Inchmurrin, Mortlach, Springbank, Undisclosed
Tagged 1954, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2003, Adelphi, Archives, Benrinnes, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Cask Ends, Feis Ile, Glenlochy, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Lagavulin, Mortlach, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Springbank, The Bottlers, The Duchess, Trias Usquebaugh, WhiskyNerds
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Mortlach 1954-2012, 58yo,43% – Gordon & MacPhail’s Rare Old
Well, rare and old this one surely is! A 58 year old Mortlach! I still can’t really wrap my head around me getting this from Gordon & MacPhail. This one was also delayed quite a bit in reviewing, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1958, Diageo, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Mortlach, Rare Old, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Mortlach 1998-2016, 18yo, 55.8% – Signatory for The Whisky Exchange
EDIT: I made a booboo on the title. I initially had this up as being distilled in 1988. It is, however, a decade younger than that, from 1998. Mortlach has been gaining popularity and fame since Diageo revamped the packaging … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Mortlach, Sherry Cask, Signatory, The Whisky Exchange
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A whisky tasting with Jock Shaw – part 1
Almost two weeks ago I went to a whisky tasting. Apart from the one I organized in April at De Whiskykoning it had been ages since I went, especially one hosted by my local bottle shop, Drinks & Gifts. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Linkwood, Mortlach, Strathisla
Tagged Drinks & Gifts, Jock Shaw, Linkwood, Mortlach, Strathisla, Valinch & Mallet
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