Mortlach 11-year-old (D.2009, B.2020) Hepburn's Choice / 46%/ 0.7l

Hepburn's Choice is a line of whiskies from the Hunter Laing & Company portfolio, with editions signed by Langside Distillers.

Its subsidiaries. The series is a nod to William Hepburn, the Laing brothers' maternal grandfather, a diplomat and whisky connoisseur. In September 2020, Hunter Laing changed the graphic design of the series, reserving a specific color for the region from which the release comes. The Mortlach presented here, distilled in 2009, was aged in refill barrels and then finished in two wine barrels. In 2020, their content translated into 715 bottles. Hepburn's Choice editions come mostly from single barrels and are bottled at 46% abv, without chill filtration and with a natural color.

Aroma : plums, red currants, blackberries, raisins, caramel, milk chocolate, black pepper, a touch of ginger and oak.

Taste : grilled pork neck, cranberries for meat, baked plums, allspice, cloves, pepper, a mixture of dry herbs, cocoa, notes of hay and oak.

Finish: medium long, with notes of red fruits, dark chocolate, pepper, allspice and oak.