Mortlach 27 Year Old

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Today, the distillery’s own bottlings carry a small blue sticker on the front of the bottle. ‘Inspired by the illustrious original,’ it states, ‘that was made for a fortunate few'. Truly. The capacity in the earliest days of production amounted to 50 gallons a week, which were sold direct from the still in small casks to the even smaller number of local gentry who could afford the princely sum of 9 shillings a gallon. Post-1823’s Excise Act, an illicit still in Dufftown transformed Mortlach into the region’s first legal distillery. By the late 19th century, under George Cowie and engineer Charles Doig, it underwent expansion, doubling production and connecting directly to Dufftown via railway. William Grant, an employee, later founded Glenfiddich. Soon, Mortlach reached international markets like the US, India, and China. Significant innovations came when George’s son, Dr. Alexander, joined. An engineer, he developed a unique 2.81 distillation process with distinctive stills. Paired with wooden worm-tub condensers, this birthed a robust whisky known as the “Beast of Dufftown”, excelling in prolonged maturation, notably in sherry casks. In 1925, ownership passed to Distillers Co. Ltd, which in time became Diageo, and since that time Mortlach has been a major component of the various Johnnie Walker iterations. Today, capacity is 2.9 million litres a year, and the award-winning whisky is available - and not only to the gentry - the world over. We are proud to offer it as two releases in the ground-breaking Adversum range. Show more