Longmorn 1971 28 Year Old Scott's Selection

Longmorn SMWS 7.77 - Elegant ladies taking tea

Here in Ontario, it is difficult to find the now-standard offering from this distillery, the 16 Year Old. Priced at CDN$100, to my mind it doesn't really offer value for money (I'm not a huge fan). However, this distillery is loved by many a connoisseur. Founded in 1894 by three partners, it is just south of Elgin occupying the site of an old...

Score 91/100

Longmorn 15 Year Old

Do you know where Bulgaria is? That's right, folks, it is in Southeastern Europe. A former communist country. A relatively poor one as well. The Great Powers' whipping boy of the past. Some say, an underdeveloped country. Maybe these folks are eventually right from their own high chairs. And do you know what one of the best parts of being born...

Score 96/100

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 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