Mortlach 26 Years Old 1989 Cask #DL 10774 (Douglas Laing)

From Douglas Laing, bottling single casks from Glasgow since 1948, this 26 Year Old is cask DL 10774, a 1989 vintage, an outturn of 270 bottles. Mortlach, the first licensed distillery in Dufftown, runs a 2.81-times distillation and worm-tub condensers that give the heavy, meaty spirit fans call the Beast of Dufftown.

Twenty-six years in ex-Bourbon saw fresh extraction tail off and oxidation take over, drawing stewed fruit, leather and a nutty depth from the muscular Dufftown spirit.

At 57.8% it shows honey, dried fruit and a leathery depth on Mortlach's muscular frame, undiluted. A Beast of Dufftown.