Mortlach vs Glenfarclas
Two Speyside distilleries known for weight rather than delicacy — one through an unusual distillation regime, one through cask policy.
Mortlach
'The Beast of Dufftown' — meaty, muscular, 2.81-distilled
Full profile →Glenfarclas
Family-owned sherry-cask tradition without the luxury markup
Full profile →- Founded
- 18231836
- Region
- SpeysideSpeyside
- Signature bottling
- Mortlach 12Glenfarclas 105
- House style
- Dense, meaty and savoury — Speyside with muscle.Traditional sherried Speyside — rich, spicy and honestly priced.
- Core range
- Mortlach 12 'The Wee Witchie' · Mortlach 16 'Distiller's Dram'Glenfarclas 12 · Glenfarclas 105 · Glenfarclas 25
Every figure above is read from the Atlas entry for each, so this page stays in step with them.