A Sundown Celebration of Mortlach’s New Midnight Malt

On Oct. 19, Mortlach drew a crowd to Chapel Bar at Fotografiska, New York, to celebrate the launch of the 30-Year-Old Midnight Malt, the Scottish distillery’s latest single malt scotch. The evening kicked off with an intimate dinner where guests observed how one droplet of Mortlach undergoes its meticulous distillation process thanks to visualizations by Diorama. More revelers soon arrived for the cocktail party, where artist and photographer Matthew Placek documented the festivities with Polaroids that guests got to keep. Notable attendees include Trevor Noah, Joe Doucet, Paola Antonelli, Gabriele Chiave, Timo Weiland, Mark Grattan, and more.