Mortlach x Starck L’Evolution Collection
Celebrating a new era of Mortlach
Mortlach proudly unveils the first collection imagined by Philippe Starck, its newly appointed Creative Director. The Mortlach L’Evolution collection features three distinctive spirits: BEGIN, BECOME, and BEYOND, and pays tribute to the Mortlach distillery’s rich and innovative heritage through Starck’s visionary lens. The presentation cases and the whiskies themselves embody the evolutionary essence of Mortlach, crafted to celebrate the bold and complex character of the masterful Single Malt Scotch, of the legendary ‘Beast of Dufftown’.
A Bold Trio
A Bold Trio
Philippe Starck worked alongside the distillery’s Master Blender, Dr. Craig Wilson, to create three distinctive spirits that together form the Mortlach L’Evolution collection, and tell a story of a whisky’s journey from its origin and maturity, through its prime.
At the essence of the Mortlach L’Evolution collection is the liquids, protected by innovative and durable 3D printed cages, resembling the ‘gyri’ of the brain. To each spirit, a different material and colour to reveal the identity, the subconscious of the whisky. BEGIN, the genesis and most surprising spirit, features a very modern and raw aluminium cage.
This creates a striking duo with BEYOND and its sophisticated, elegant, and refined pink copper casing. BECOME features an organic design with a soft-to-touch finish.
Mortlach x Starck L’Evolution Collection; Begin & Beyond
This rare and magnetic duo is unlike any that has come before it. BEGIN is paired with BEYOND, to deliver a truly unique tasting experience. BEGIN is the vibrant heart of Mortlach and captures the purity of its 'new make' barley spirit, delivering a rare glimpse into the genesis of Mortlach distillery’s character taste and its signature 2.81 distillation method. BEYOND is Mortlach of velvet fortitude, a rich robust whisky, yet beautifully evolved. Awakened by a marriage of casks from five transformative decades, each one adding another layer of depth and complexity to the whisky’s character.
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Mortlach x Starck L’Evolution Collection; Become
BECOME is an ode to Mortlach distillery’s daring spirit, through the unconventional cask influences from virgin oak, red wine and refill casks, showcasing the untamed side of Mortlach, resulting in a Scotch whisky that is both rebellious and refined.
Learn more“I always work to the centre, at the bone. With Mortlach, everything started from the liquid. The spirits we created turned out to be so innovative, that I didn’t want to hide them, to cover them. The bottle itself was not my obsession, the blends were. That is why the original bottle remains, and I just placed it in a cage.”Phillipe Starck
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