Longmorn 15 Year Old Bottled 1980s

Longmorn 1972 GM for LMdW, cask 1088

This Longmorn was put to sleep on a sherry cask as the color immediately points out. It was probably a first fill oloroso cask. It’s 34 years old when it’s bottled by independent bottler Gordon & Macphail for the reknowned French whiskyshop La Maison du Whisky. The outturn of this single cask, number 1088, was 607 bottles. The nose is a deep...

Score 91/100

Longmorn 36 Year Old 1975 Malts of Scotland

Malts of Scotland has already 5 casks of Longmorn under their belt. This was one of the first they ever bottled, now some three years ago. This bourbon cask yielded 122 bottles after 36 long years of maturation. It was distilled in March 1975 and bottled in May 2011. Very fruit and ‘yellow’ nose, if you get my meaning. Reminds me somewhat of...

Score 86/100

Longmorn 15 Year Old 1992 Milano Festival

This 15 Year Old Longmorn was distilled in 1992 and bottled by James MacArthur for the Whisky Festival in Milano. Only 150 bottles were taken from this sherry cask (number 62553), at a strength of 59,5%. It has a beautiful color. On the sweet nose I get candied sugar, coffee, violets, chocolate, vanilla fudge and beeswax. Baked banana, honey and a...

Score 89/100

Longmorn 36 Year Old 1976 Malts of Scotland

The last Longmorn that I try in this little line-up, is the newest from Malts of Scotland. And what a nice Longmorn indeed! No less than 36 years old from the legendary vintage (for Longmorn at least) 1976. Buckle up! Tropical fruit prances towards your nostrils in this quite creamy nose. Apricots, melons, pineapple, it has it all and more....

Score 90/100