Longmorn 1973 Sherry Cask Gordon Macphail

Longmorn 20 Year Old Adelphi 1992 Cask #48432

This is a translation of one of my German reviews and dates back to Autumn 2012 when I attended a tasting with the guys from Adelphi. At the first sniff there are fresh cut flowers. The alcohol is coming through quite sharp - mellowing with water and turning into lemongrass and citrus notes. On the palate there is much more going on. Sweeter now....

Score 85/100

Longmorn The Distiller's Choice

Two years! That’s how long ago it was since I last tried a Longmorn. But when Bob, a whisky buddy from my neighborhood, came over with a special bottle he had received for his birthday, I realized I had missed out on something. Now, before trying that particular bottle, I’ll first try an entry level version of this Speysider to get the palate...

Score 81/100

Longmorn 1972 37 Years (Whisky Agency)

I tasted this alongside the Longmorn 1972/2006 for La Maison du Whisky. Nose: superb refill sherry – it shares a lot of influences with the LMdW bottling, but it’s definitely more elegant. The fruity side is bigger (mostly tangerine, banana and mango) and there are more flowery notes (violets and rosewater with some dry flowers). Big hints of...

Score 95/100

Longmorn 16 Year Old

What a bottle...Glass, paper, metal, leather, wood. What about the components inside the bottle? Non-chill filtered, 16 years in oak - sherry? bourbon? Who knows. The label does not say. It is a Speysider, so I would assume some sherry cask influence. Soft meaty rancio on the nose. I feel like this note is often in sherried whisky. It reminds me...

Score 77/100