16 September 2026

Mortlach 23 Years Old 1972

Rare Malts 59.4%

Winning Bid
£700
RESERVE MET

Mortlach 23 Years Old 1972

Rare Malts 59.4%
Lot #1420908
FINISH DATE
22 September 2025
From the Diageo Rare Malts Selection, a very nice collectable bottle of Mortlach Single Malt. Distilled in 1972 then bottled at natural cask strength.

No Box.

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
    Official Bottling
  • DISTILLERY
    Mortlach
  • TYPE
    Full Size
  • SIZE
    75 cl
  • STRENGTH
    59.4%
  • APPROX. SHIPPING WEIGHT (kg)
    2
Region
Scotland, Speyside
Scotland, Speyside
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