Longmorn 1967 Gordon & Macphail

Longmorn 1996 Cask Strength

This piece has at first little aroma but the taste is full and broad taste of marzipan and vanilla. Quite light and golden at colour and is quite stingy in the corner of one’s mouth. Lots of sweets, honey and chocolate. Could this be one of my new favourites?

Score 90/100

Longmorn 46 Year Old 1964 Gordon & Macphail Reserve

After Bob’s taste bomb (Longmorn 1972) another pal – Jonas – offered me an even older Longmorn, also bottled for van Wees by Gordon & Macphail in their so-called Reserve series. This Longmorn from 1964 matured for a whopping 46 long years in the same type of cask – 1st Fill Sherry – and thus has the same compelling color. Let’s party on! Very...

Score 91/100

Longmorn 9 Year Old 2010 Hart Brothers

This Longmorn was bottled last year by Hart Brothers. It’s a young malt, at cask strength, that was finished on a Marsala wine cask. The nose is pretty shy. It takes a while before it offers some strawberry and melon, sprinkled with icing sugar and wet wood. Becomes sweeter after it has breathed somewhat. So sweet in fact, that it turns a bit...

Score 84/100

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