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Mortlach 20 Year Old Cowie's Blue Seal

Mortlach 20 Year Old Cowie's Blue Seal

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Distillery: Mortlach
Type: Scotch
Age: 20 Years
ABV: 43.4%
Price: £150

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark chocolate, beef stock, dried cherry. Twenty years have given Mortlach's famously meaty spirit magnificent depth. The 2.81 distillation character is fully developed — dense, savoury, with layers of dried fruit and old oak.

Palate

Full and savoury — dark chocolate, stewed fruit, a meaty umami depth. Twenty years have refined the Beast into something magnificent. Mid-palate brings espresso, roasted nut and a generous warmth. Dense and chewy.

Finish

Very long, with meaty richness and dark chocolate sustaining.

Mortlach 20 Year Old represents the Beast of Dufftown at genuine maturity. The unique 2.81 distillation process — which produces one of Speyside's heaviest, most characterful spirits — has had two decades to develop its legendary meaty, savoury character.

Twenty years transform Mortlach from impressive to magnificent. The meatiness that defines the house style has mellowed into something richer and more integrated, with layers of dark fruit, chocolate and old oak adding complexity. The 2.81 distillation's influence — that extraordinary weight and density — remains fully present.

Mortlach 20 is one of Speyside's greatest aged malts. The unique distillation process creates a spirit that no other distillery can replicate, and twenty years of maturation bring it to full expression. The Beast of Dufftown, magnificently tamed by time.

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Joe Whitfield
Joe Whitfield
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Joe has spent over fifteen years immersed in the whiskey industry, beginning his career at a Speyside distillery before moving into drinks journalism. As Editor-in-Chief at Whiskeyful.com, he oversees...

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