{"product_id":"mortlach12yearold-theweewitchie-700ml-39343","title":"Mortlach12YearOld“TheWeeWitchie”(700mL)","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;A small batch Mortlach Single Malt with a unique “meaty\/fruity” flavor profile. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Dufftown is the Highland hamlet that calls itself the\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; Whisky Capital of the World.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; This little town of less than 1700 people is home to \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;six prominent distilleries \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;— including \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Mortlach\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. Founded in \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;1823\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; by \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;James Findlater\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, Mortlach became the first “legal” distillery in Dufftown. The history of Mortlach is an honorable one of tradition, innovation, and engineering — including the famous\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; “2.81” distillation method\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; using multiple still types. Their finely crafted Spirits are a core component of the \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;most premium Johnnie Walker blends \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;— so much so that Johnnie Walker bought the distillery in 1923.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;“The Wee Witchie” is a \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;small-batch\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, copper pot still at Mortlach used for\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; experiments,\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; that earned Mortlach the reputation as\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; “The Beast of Dufftown”.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; And some of the Spirit in \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Mortlach 12 Year Old “The Wee Witchie”\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; is made on that little \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;gleaming copper gem\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. It was released along with two sister-drams in 2018 and has been distilled\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; 0.81 times more than Scotch tradition.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; But this wee-little-witchie is aged a \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;full dozen years \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;in a combination of ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks. It boasts the classic Mortlach “meaty” flavor profile with a fruity back palate and is bottled at 43.4% ABV. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;u\u0026gt;Smartass Corner: \u0026lt;\/u\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Dufftown itself used to be named Mortlach back in the Middle Ages — which is how the distillery got its name.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45132213059766,"sku":"39343","price":19.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/1251\/9862\/files\/mortlach12yearold-theweewitchi_39343_01_91807e14_ff65bad8-198f-42cf-97e9-a4717848d281.jpg?v=1779122998","url":"https:\/\/noblebottle.com\/products\/mortlach12yearold-theweewitchie-700ml-39343","provider":"noblebottle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}