Longmorn 1972 Sherry Cask Gordon & Macphail

Longmorn 15 Year Old

Longmorn, the next victim in the Mortlachification that holds the industry in its grasp. And it needn’t surprise anyone, the spin doctor behind this rebranding is no one less than Georgie Bell, yes you’ve guessed it the same one who put good old Mortlach in expensive glassware with an astronomical price tag. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not here to...

Score 84/100

Longmorn 1972 / Bot.2011 / Gordon & Macphail

Day Dream My friend Bob came around and brought this bottle. He had received it a few years ago from friend for his birthday. It’s a Longmorn from his year of birth. The cask was bottled by Gordon & Macphail in their Reserve series, for the Dutch independent bottler van Wees. My god, will you look at that color. Bob was so generous to offer me...

Score 92/100

Longmorn 15 Year Old

Confuse the Longmorn 15 with the Longmorn 16 at your own peril. The 15 is in a different class altogether. The Sixteen year, while competent, lacks the sophistication and balance of its slightly younger sibling. TASTING NOTES Color: Rich amber in the bottle and lighter in the glass. Nose: Strawberries and cream, balsa wood, goatskin leather,...

Score 92/100

Longmorn 34 Year Old The Whisky Agency ‘Landscapes’

The Whisky Agency (in Limburg, Germany) brought this 34 Year Old Longmorn to the market in their ‘Landscapes’-range (their tenth already). It’s from a bourbon hogshead that was put to sleep in 1976 and bottled in 2010, yielding 139 bottles. The nose is immediate and irrevocably fruity. Apricots, lime, tangerines and a bit of banana. Somewhat...

Score 88/100