15 January 2025
RESERVE MET
FINISH DATE
17 December 2024

    • Mortlach 1968 - 2006

    G&M Private Collection

    Winning Bid
    £1,650
    Mortlach 1968 - 2006
    G&M Private Collection
    Lot #1330750

    Forming part of the Private Collection by Gordon & MacPhail, this single malt was distilled at Mortlach in July 1968, then bottled in March 2006.

    Some rust to inside of tube & lid

    Mortlach

    Fondly referred to as the Beast of Dufftown, Mortlach dates back to 1823 when it was founded by James Findlater. Like so many other owners of the period, he didn’t last too long and a variety of new owners came and went. The distillery was held back by periods of inaction and for a period in the 1850s was a brewery and a church. It was the arrival of the Cowie family that guided Mortlach into what we know it today, John Walker & Sons snapped it up in the 1920s before they were acquired by DCL. And it has remained with Diageo since. The distillery is mostly known for its work with sherry casks and huge potential to be matured excessively with its savoury characteristics. Like Springbank, its complex distillation is unique and is part of its legacy. An assortment of stills and processes mean it is distilled 2.81 times. For much of its life, outside of support from Gordon & MacPhail, the distillery had a cult-like status. Diageo has tried in recent years to raise its single malt profile with various launches to mixed success.

    Lot Features
    • BOTTLER
      Gordon & MacPhail
    • CASK TYPE
      1st Fill Sherry
    • DISTILLERY
      Mortlach
    • TYPE
      Full Size
    • SIZE
      70 cl
    • STRENGTH
      45%
    Region
    Scotland, Speyside
    Scotland, Speyside

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