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Longmorn
distillery is located in the Speyside town of
Elgin, Morayshire and was founded in 1894 by John Duff & Co. Ltd,
a business he had started with some partners in 1876.
In
the late 1890's he expanded the business when along with
George Thomson & Charles Shirres they created Longmorn-Glenlivet
Distilleries Co. Ltd.
John
suffered bankruptcy in 1897 and everything was sold to James
R. Grant. |
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1970 saw
Glenlivet & Glen Grant Distilleries
merge to create Glenlivet Distilleries Ltd and become the newly
named owners of Longmorn.
1972
& 1974 saw two periods of further expansion when the number
of stills was increased firtsly from 4 to 6, then from 6 to 8.
In
1977 the company was taken over by Seagram's of Canada but
then in 2001 Seagram's was taken over by a joint action from
Pernod Ricard and Diageo, with Longmorn being one of the
distilleries assigned to Pernod Ricard and run under their
Chivas Bro's subsidiary. |
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Longmorn
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General whisky characteristics: Rich, creamy toffee, complex |
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G&M,
Longmorn,
12y,
40% ABV
Typical cost of
this bottle; €€€€€ |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour: Deep
amber / rich polished oak
Nose:
malt
with very slight aniseed followed by aromatic currants and
raisins.
Palate:
Rich
creamy toffee gradually opening with slightly toasted marzipan
and currants with hints of marshmallow.
Finish: Long
Overall Impression:
There are a lot of
pleasant things going on in this whisky. I like it.
Whisky & Chocolate:
Teyuna by Domori (supplied by Franz) Elegant, bitter-sweet,
cashew nuts and a touch of honey make a perfect partner for this
Longmorn.
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Coopers Choice,
Longmorn,
18y,
1992,
46% ABV
Refill Butt, Cask
Ref. 8460
Typical cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
Dram-atics live review |
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Glass:
Munich Whisky Festival 2011
Colour:
Rich dark oak,
bronze.
Nose:
Richly armoatic hay with creamy toffee make for a very
interesting and pleasing nose.
Palate:
Hay
and grasses lead to red peppercorns, toffee, freshly-cut damp
wood and a suggestion of vanilla.
Finish:
Long
and slightly dry.
Overall Impression:
There's
quite a lot happening in this Longmorn which deserves a little
more of your time.
It's a fine dram too.
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Very
dark mahogany
Nose:
Surprisingly light and floral with aromatic figs, prunes and
aged oak marinated in Armagnac. After some minutes the nose
expands to become richer, deeper and even more aromatic.
Palate:
Rich and very creamy with wood, lots of blackcurrant, black
cherries, red grapes and just a hint of the blue touch paper
from fireworks.
Finish:
Long, very long, in fact extremely long.
Overall Impression:
On reading my blue touch paper comment you may think sulphur,
don't be deceived, this doesn't suffer from sulphur at all.
It's a magnificent whisky, a true great which came oh so
close to forcing its way into my all time top 10, just not quite.
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