Unveiled in March as the oldest whiskey ever bottled, the Mortlach 70 will auction for an estimated £10,000.

With the inspiration for developed single malts, Gordon & McPhail’s set aside a cask for maturation in October 1938. “Meant to take cask aging policies to their limit”, one by one casks of this exclusive single malt were tapped and bottled. However, it was not only the past few months that the Mortlach 70 has been allowed out of the company’s Elgin warehouse.

Following the traditional Mortlach aroma of both waxy and fruit, tasting notes have been described as, “…sweetish start becoming moderately dry, but not overly-tannic [including] dried fig and tobacco notes, and an intriguing light smokiness [with] a long finish.”

Distilled out of Spanish oak, ex-bodega sherry hogshead, Gordon & McPhail specifically created a limited edition of 54 bottles.

David and Michael Urquhart, Directors, have illustrated their enthusiasm by depicting it as “A whiskey without equal which epitomizes our family values, built on generations of expertise in single malts.” Although there is no date set for the auction, it is expected to take place before September.

-Affluent Page

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