Dried fruit, cedarwood, leather, tobacco, demerara apples, sultanas, dark chocolate, dates — Beast character mature
Aromatic citrus, wood spice, BBQ pork crackling, berries, cocoa nibs — the 2.81x distillation evident in the meaty depth
Complex — gingerbread, raisin, liquorice — premium Mortlach mastery
Mortlach 20 Cowie's Blue Seal — George Cowie's tribute. 2.81x distillation. Sherry only. 20 years. 43.4%.
Cedarwood and tobacco nose. BBQ crackling palate. Complex gingerbread finish. Beast at its best.
Mortlach 20 earns a 9 — dense, refined, meaty at sherried best at £250. Premium price but premium dram.
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