Mortlach

The Katana's Edge Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Name: The Katana's Edge Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Brand: Mortlach

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750ml

Mortlach Special Release 2023 single malt Scotch whisky bottle and box, featuring a blue samurai and colorful streaks on the packaging.

The Katana's Edge Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Bask in the limited release of a rare and collectible distillery-first single malt, that’s Scotland inspired by craft and cultures from around the world with Mortlach The Katana's Edge Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

A rare and collectible distillery-first single malt, that's Scotland inspired by craft and cultures around the world. Finished in a combination of ex-Kanosuke Japanese Whisky and ex-pinot noir casks, this scotch boasts notes of fruit and dry spice with a long, dry and fruity finish. The design is by Kouzou Sakai, whose art style boasts his love for nature, along with his use of negative space and asymmetrical compositions, creating captivating illustrations.

Includes one 750 ml bottle of 116 proof Mortlach The Katana's Edge Single Malt Scotch Whisky
With notes of fruit and dry spice with a long finish
Please enjoy responsibly

Tasting notes

On the nose are notes of melon, pear, icing sugar, fruit, and spice. On the palate are notes of fruit and dry spice with a long finish that's dry and fruity.

Serving Suggestion

Best enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or with a dash of water to accentuate notes of fruit.

Country of origin

Great Britain

MORTLACH Special Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky. 58% Alc/Vol. Imported by Diageo, New York, NY.

A bottle of Mortlach Single Malt Scotch Whisky with a blue and gold label, labeled Special Release 2024, set against a plain black background.

A bottle of Mortlach whisky with a blue label and cork stopper, photographed from the back showing product information and barcode.

A bottle of Mortlach Single Malt Scotch Whisky Special Release 2023, featuring a gold label with blue and orange design elements.

A bottle of Mortlach Single Malt Scotch Whisky beside a glass filled with whisky, both set against a plain background.

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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.