TradeEmma Symons
Emma Symons, content writer
Joining Master of Malt in 2014, Emma worked as part of our awesome customer service team before bringing her passion for drinks to our editorial team. She even qualified as a WSET spirits educator to share her love for all things distilled with colleagues throughout the company. A fan of pot still rum, imperial stout, and complex maritime malts, Emma also enjoys taking photos, listening to hip-hop, and rummaging in junk shops to add to her collection of funky, colourful clothing!
Emma's Whisky of the Month (September 2026)
Mortlach 12 Year Old
Scotch single malt whisky, Speyside region
This is a 12 year old single malt produced at the Mortlach distillery in Speyside, unveiled in 2018 as part of a trio (including a 16 Year Old and a 20 Year Old). This particular expression features the subtitle The Wee Witchie, which comes from the name of the tiny still that distils a portion of the whisky. It's drawn from bourbon and sherry casks, and packs a hearty punch of meaty Mortlach-y malt at its core, supported by dried fruit and toffee notes.
"A distillery that I'd be confident picking out blindfolded. Mortlach is just uniquely delicious in that estery, funky, meaty sort of way that seems to suit my palate to perfection. It helped take my appreciation of whisky to new heights."
Emma Symons
Whisky word-engine, rum nut, imperial stout maven & MoM OG
Tasting notes
Damson, toasted almond, cinder toffee and heavy barley.
Warming oak and soft raisins, with a bit of olive oil salinity mixed in.
A bit jammy, a bit nutty, some lingering citrus oils cutting through.
