2007 Below Bhainidh (Mortlach) 13 Year Old "Hepburn's Choice - K&L Exclusive" Single Hogshead Cask Strength Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

$59.99

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We've had a nice chunk of young Mortlachs over the last few years. They're typically solid and mostly ignored until suddenly a few people realize what a great value they are and buy the whole lot up. This new one is significantly older than the last one and only incrementally more expensive. We've also turned a corner, I believe, in maturity as compared to the young punchy ones we've previously bottled. The color is pale straw. The beast of Dufftown is often said to have a meaty character and that's very subtle in the younger ones we've bottled. Here it's really starting to come out. The savory bouillon character is now poking it's head out from among of the pome fruit. But still we have big pear flavors as well. Around that hints of candied mint, wisps of clean (not peaty) smoke, jasmine tea. One the palate a big rich pear driven style, some vanilla and a bit of chalk. A nice splash of water it adds some honey both to the nose and a palate. It's still got a lot of the pear stuff going, although now a bit more herbs and slight black tea tickle. These are really starting to show off their weight and although their not very cask driven malts, we're happy to be selling a ridiculously affordable malt from a famous distillery. As always don't be shy with the water on these!

Notes

Another stunning deal from the excellent Hepburn's Choice line. We made a conscious decision to bottle all of our single cask malts from this line as blended malt, adding a tiny drop of another distillery to the cask, thereby reclassifying it and saving everyone tons of cheese! More proof of that plan coming together exists in this awesome bottle. We were barely able to sell a 9-year-old Mortlach last year from the same bottler for under $60; now we can offer a 13-year-old version for nearly the same price. The awesome Mortlach Distillery is in Dufftown. Dufftown's Gaelic name is Baile Bhainidh (pronounce Bal-Venie), meaning 'Lucky Town'! Mortlach sits to the south of Dufftown's more famous distilleries Balvenie and Glenfiddich, in a hollow that nearly hides it completely from view from the road. It was, in fact, the first legal distillery in this special town, founded in 1823 on the site of an illicit still, hence the hollow. The distillery features an unusual 2.81 times distillation, long fermentation times, and worm tub cooling resulting in an uncommonly beefy spirit. But this youngish Mortlach offers another side of the excellent malt. Filled into a refill hoggie in 2007, it offers some serious fruit along with a deep malty spice. The meaty, savory quality is there, but in the background, and can be teased out with a drop of water or two.

Details

Type	Single Malt Scotch
Varietal	Malt
Origin	Scotland
Bottle Size	750 mL
Alcohol Content	54.5%
SKU	1511225