Mortlach 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Name: Mortlach 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Brand: Mortlach

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750ml

Mortlach 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

This 16-year-old whisky has been matured in only Sherry casks to impart an earthy aroma, rich notes of apricot and honey and a light, leathery spiciness.

For 70 years, Mortlach was the best kept secret in the world of whisky, but "The Beast of Dufftown" was released so a fortunate few could enjoy Mortlach unadulterated and at its most elegant.

Features rich notes of apricot and honey with a light, leathery spiciness
Includes one 86.8 proof 750 ml bottle of 16-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Please enjoy responsibly

Tasting notes

Matured in only Sherry casks for fruity, fragrant overtones, this whisky featues rich notes of apricot and honey with a light, leathery spiciness.

Serving suggestion

Best served neat in a tumbler, perhaps with a splash of cool spring water to enhance its spiciness.

Country of origin

Great Britain

A bottle of Mortlach 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky with a blue and gold label, 43.4% ABV, 750ml.

A bottle of Mortlach 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky stands beside its blue and silver box packaging, labeled The Beast of Dufftown.

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More about Mortlach

Alongside other legal distilleries founded in the wake of the Excise Act, Mortlach is officially founded on the site of an older illicit distillery – becoming the first legal distillery in Dufftown, now one of the epicentres of Speyside whisky distilling.

A hand holds a glass of whisky with ice on a tray, next to another glass, an ice bucket with tongs, and a bottle of Mortlach 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

The art of building

Working alongside the famous distillery engineer Charles Doig - inventor of the Doig Ventilator (aka the Pagoda Rooftop) - the distillery was doubled in size and a railway siding - known as the "Strathspey Line" was added.Calling on scientific education and analytical minds and inspired by the great achievements of the Golden Age of Victorian Engineering, Mortlach experts created the very unique, very intricate 2.81 distillation process that is still in place at the distillery today. Solely used at Mortlach distillery, this process - combined with traditional Worm Tub condensers - creates the thick, rich, bold spirit character that Mortlach is famed for.

Three wash stills and three spirit stills,

all gleaming copper, but each completely unique in size and shape.

The 2.81 distillation process created by Alexander Cowie nearly 200 years ago remains unchanged to this day.

Known by all as “The Way,” only he knew why each of the six stills has a different shape, and why the copper pipes are tangled in such a fashion for cutting and re-cutting the spirit.