Mortlach, 13 Year Old, Speyside, Special Releases 2021, 2007

Mortlach, the Beast of Dufftown, is darkly robust, a true creature of the moonlight shadows; this expression presents finely tuned highlights that pour from its rich, primal heart in refill and virgin American oak. The pleasure builds, as a big, supersmooth texture envelops the palate. The wonderfully intense taste is vanilla-sweet yet easily embraces a savoury finish, spicy-dry as the new oak makes its presence felt, with a surprising kick of chilli-pepper in the swallow. Magnificently feral and full of life on the palate, these flavours race across the tongue. A magnificently intense, well-structured Mortlach with a character that rises to new heights inspired by virgin casks.