Toasted Hazelnuts 1996 Wemyss Malts Longmorn

Longmorn 16 Year Old

This is Longmorn's standard expression. It replaced the 15yo in 2007 and was created in an effort to reposition Longmorn as a premium brand, which is probably why it comes with some very nice packaging, including a leather wrapped base to the bottle. Compared with the 15yo the ABV increased from 45% to 48%. The nose yields chocolate, apple,...

Score 77/100

Longmorn 23 Year Old 1983 Daily Dram

Longmorn can be found in the heart of Speyside, a stone’s throw away from BenRiach. They even share warehouses to spread the risk in case of a fire. Today, the distillery is owned by Pernod-Ricard and produces around 3.5 million liters of spirit per annum. Since 2007 the 16 Year Old is their flagship malt. We, however, will be trying an...

Score 86/100

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

Longmorn SMWS 7.65 ‘A Balm for the Soul’

So, A Longmorn with a very enticing name : “A balm for the soul”. here’s to it delivering that promise… 2nd fill Sherry butt, and I am really looking forward to this one, since my experience with Longmorns is not vast to say the least. I need to try more. And here’s this one, and I have very good memories from the last one I reviewed here. Nose: A...

Score 90/100