Mortlach 17 Year Old 2007 Cask #76.159 - (The Scotch Malt Whisky Society) Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML

This single malt was distilled at Mortlach in 2007 and spent the next 17 years maturing in a first-fill oloroso sherry butt. The cask was opened by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, independently releasing a total of 570 bottles at a hearty 60.1% ABV.

Mortlach 17 Year Old 2007 Cask #76.159 - (The Scotch Malt Whisky Society) Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Dark fruits, raisin, orange peel, rich malt, honey, polished oak, leather, roasted nuts, dark chocolate, and warm baking spices.

Palate: Rich sherried fruit, toffee, vanilla, roasted almonds, dark chocolate, espresso, black pepper, cinnamon, oak spice, and Mortlach's signature savoury, meaty character with a dense, oily texture.

Finish: Long, warming, and complex, with lingering dried fruits, cocoa, roasted coffee, oak, spice, leather, and rich malt sweetness.

Distillery Information

The Mortlach distillery lies in Speyside’s spiritual heartland, Dufftown, and holds the honour of being the first legal distillery to be built there. It was founded in 1823 - the year of the Excise Act - by James Findlater and, a year later, Donald Macintosh and Alexander Gordon joined him in ownership. Mortlach proffers a classic Speyside flavour, though the set up is far from typical; there are three wash stills and three spirit stills with a combined total capacity of 2.91 million litres annually. Over the years, various distillery managers have altered the shape and design, something rather unheard of in Scotch whisky production. Mortlach boasts five onsite warehouses with a combined space for 21,000 casks. In 1831, the distillery was acquired by John Robertson for £270 and subsequently it was sold a year later to A & T Gregory. In 1937, Aberlour’s Grant brothers, John and James, acquired the distillery, dismantling the equipment for use at the 1840-built Glen Grant distillery. The Mortlach distillery lay silent. John Alexander Gordon joined the brothers in 1842 and it was not until almost a decade later that Mortlach distilled once more. Whilst the stills enjoyed their proverbial sabbatical, the site was used not only as a brewery but also, rather curiously, as a church. When production resumed in 1851 the whisky was sold as The Real John Gordon. In 1923, John Walker and Sons acquired the distillery from then owner Alexander Cowie and two years later, they in turn became part of Distillers Company Limited, and subsequently Scottish Malt Distillers and then Diageo. There have been a few official releases as well as a selection of independent bottlings.

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