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Mortlach 1957 Cadenhead's 21 Year Old

Lot: 281588

Mortlach 1957 Cadenhead's 21 Year Old

Winning Bid: £1,350

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Mortlach
Age: 
21 Year Old
Vintage: 
1957
Region: 
Speyside
Bottler: 
Cadenhead's
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
80 Proof
Bottle Size: 
26 2/3 Fl Oz
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Mortlach 1957 Cadenhead's 21 Year Old

Mortlach was founded in 1823 and was the first of Dufftown's "Seven Stills" to be licensed. It rose to pre-eminence under George Cowie & Son, who's unique distillation regime produced a famously "meaty" whisky, which was highly prized by blenders. It was for this reason that it was acquired by John Walker & Sons, and so important to them was it that little stock was left available for bottling as a single malt. The Flora & Fauna release was the first official distillery bottling, but it was not until 2014 that Mortlach was bottled under its own fully fledged single malt brand. Thankfully, there have been many spectacular releases from independent labels like this over the years.

This Mortlach was distilled in January 1957 and bottled in May 1978 at 21 years olf by Cadenheads.

Cadenhead's are Scotland's oldest independent bottler, operating for over 175 years, but perhaps none of their bottlings are as sought after as these 'dumpy' style bottles. All of these were produced with brown glass and an iconic black label, with each distillery given its own letterpress font in homage to William Cadenhead's early career in the printing business.

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