Longmorn 18 Year Old 1992 The Coopers Choice

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

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 24 Year Old 1990 Signatory Vintage

Longmorn – BenRiach’s direct neighbour, even their buildings actually touch – recently jumped on the bandwagon of premiumisation and has ‘re-invented’ itself. In other words, their standard bottlings have become much more expensive. Reason enough – for me at least – to check out the independent bottlers. This 24 Year Old from 1990 was bottled by...

Score 85/100

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