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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 (OB) |
General whisky characteristics: Rich, creamy toffee, complex |
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Longmorn,
16y,
(Ca. 2011),
48% ABV
Original cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
Reviewed as part of
MMA 2011 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Polished pine.
Nose:
A fresh leafiness makes this really quite
autumnal in character. With time in the glass this turns
much more aromatic with floral notes developing. These are
followed further by wood, hints of wax polish and eventually
some fruitiness.
Palate:
This is even more intense than the nose with rich
wood, raisins, figs and a slight pepperiness concentrating on
the very front of the palate. There's also a light fruitiness.
Finish: Long
and concentrating on the front of the palate.
Overall Impression:
This
really is a very good whisky and for me, exceptionally good
value for money.
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Longmorn,
16y,
(Ca. 2012),
48% ABV
Original cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
Reviewed
blind as part of MMA 2012 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Glowing golden yellow
Nose:
A
light and leafy suggestion of honey with some faint fruitiness
in the background. This is followed by what I can only describe
as boiled potatoes (yes really!) and something quite earthy, but
not in a peaty way.
Palate:
The
leafiness prevails here and is accompanied by a slight
bitterness, perhaps akin to star fruit? There's also something a
little strange, but not quite potatoes.
Finish: Long
and
leafy,
maybe even farmy and with that slight bitterness.
Overall Impression:
Fruity
and slightly bitter potatoes; surely not? No it isn't as bad as
it sounds, but it's not that exciting either, just innocuous.
Last year's edition was much better for me.
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G&M,
Longmorn,
12y,
40% ABV
Original 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
Original 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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Malts of Scotland,
Longmorn,
1976,
5.1976 - 5.2011
52.5% ABV
Bourbon Hogshead
Cask No.5872, bottle No.5 of 174
Original cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
Reviewed as part of
MMA 2011 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Light
polished oak.
Nose:
Freshly made bread dough waiting to rise. This
just continues to expand and intensify to the point where I'm
reminded of walking into my Grandmother's house as a child and
being confronted with the aromas of bread dough amid warnings to
be quiet and not disturb the mixture. This is eventually
followed by a big burst of vanilla.
Palate:
The bread dough and vanilla of the nose continue
onto the palate in a big way, but are accompanied by a
suggestion of leafiness. The mouth-feel is creamy and milky to
the point where I'm reminded of protein powder supplements I
used soem years ago whilst training in the gym.
Finish: Long
with
lots of vanilla notes.
Overall Impression:
Nice,
very nice, in fact excellent.
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Jack Wieber's Auld
Distillers Collection,
Longmorn,
1976,
35y,
53.4% ABV
Bourbon Cask, one
of 172 bottles
Original cost of
this bottle; €€€€€ |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Rich
gold
Nose:
Fruity wood and slightly toasted malt,. The
fruitiness reminds me of raspberry, apricot and banana. Maybe
even hints of toasted creme caramel? With time in the glass a
suggestion of creamy vanilla furniture polish seems to develop.
Palate:
More fruitiness here with hints of vanilla, peach
and banana alongside gentle and not overpowering aged oak. Very
creamy mouth-feel.
With 4 drops of
water: Both nose and palate are much lighter and weakened,
but the palate does have a suggestion of liquorice.
Finish:
Extremely long with creamy vanilla.
Overall Impression:
Magnificent, a "Great" even, but forget the water.
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G&M,
Longmorn,
44y,
4.2.1967
- 5.9.2011,
48.3% ABV
"Book of Kells"
series for LMDW, Cask 592
Original cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
Reviewed (blind) as
part of MMA 2012 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour: Very
dark mahogany
(liquid treacle toffee)
Nose:
Aromatic, very aromatic. Floral in a rich and dark kind of way
with aged oak in the background.
Palate:
Oooh
nice, very nice indeed. How can this be so rich but yet so
subdued and civilised with lots of floral lightness? It's a
gentle giant in the nicest possible way.
Finish:
I thought medium to long, but then it just continued repeating
in a delightfully very long way.
Overall Impression:
Such a
dark and rich floral delight. It's wonderful, magnificent,
another true "Great" by a country mile.
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BBR,
Longmorn,
19y,
1992
- 2012,
58.8% ABV
Cask 71769, bottled
for Whisky.com.TW
Original cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
Reviewed (blind) as
part of MMA 2012 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Yellow
(21ct) gold
Nose:
Fresh,
very fresh and clean with newly polished brass, in fact this
just screams English country Inn or hotel, but why? Well it
exudes that polished brass, fresh air and even a slightly herbal
fruitiness. Very nice.
Palate:
Tingly
and intense whilst retaining a light fruitiness. There's also
creamy vanilla with lots of summer berries.
Finish:
Very long, deliciously fruity and intense.
Overall Impression:
Something
truly wonderful happening here as it's light and fruity but yet
richly intense. My kinda dram!
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Adelphi,
Longmorn,
20y,
1992
- 2012,
57.2% ABV
Cask
48433,
one of 285 bottles
Original cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
Reviewed (blind) as
part of MMA 2012 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Rich gold,
light amber
Nose:
Faint
and gentle gas leak, expanding slowly with time to include a
light earthiness. Even though it develops a certain kind of
solidity it reamins light and gentle.
Palate:
Much
more intense and tingly than the nose suggests. A definite
intense earthiness here. As I was sampling this blind for MMA
2012 my notes suggested an obviously high abv.
Finish:
Long, intense, tingly.
Overall Impression:
In the
end I added 4 drops of water to this after detecting a high abv
and it improved considerably, becoming much more creamy in that
earthiness and making it a very good whisky indeed.
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Master of Malt,
Longmorn,
20y,
25.5.1992
-
19.7.2012,
55.5% ABV
Refill
bourbon Hogshead,
bottle
No.41 of 259 bottles
Original cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
(only just over €75)
Reviewed (blind) as
part of MMA 2012 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Golden
sun tan
Nose:
Well-polished aged oak with an oaky mustiness too. Then
something quite fruitily exotic; Guava maybe? Plus something
unidentifiably extra coming into the cocktail of aromas.
Palate:
Definitely exotic and fruity, certainly Guava but a little
something else too. Also lots of aromatic woodiness, if the
palate can be 'aromatic'?
Finish:
Long,
almost very long.
Overall Impression:
Really
quite unique in its exotic-ness. These Longmorns of 19-20y in
MMA 2012 are really very different beasties, but very good ones
indeed. This certainly gets an excellent badge from me.
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G&M,
Longmorn,
43% ABV
Distilled 1971,
bottled 2011
Original
cost of this bottle; Unknown |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Dark oak
Nose:
Initially sweet with a suggestion of musty woodiness. After some
minutes in the glass it turns from being sweet to quite bitter
with some fruitiness that reminds me of banana stem.
Palate:
Mild
and slightly floral, a bit like (parma) violet but quite
pleasant.
Finish:
Long.
Overall Impression:
Really
nice nose leads to a slightly disappointing single faceted
palate.
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A.D. Rattray,
Longmorn,
20y,
58.1% ABV
Single cask
bottling
Original
cost of this bottle; Unknown |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Pale oak
Nose:
My
first thoughts are of freshly cut wood alongside faint furniture
polish. After a little time this develops to being quite herbal,
maybe herbal or mildly perfumed grassiness.
Palate:
This
has a dry mouth-feel with the perfumed grassiness of the nose
continuing onto the palate in a quite intense way.
Finish:
Long and intense with that grassiness.
Overall Impression:
Quite
different with lots of character, I really like this one.
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The Whisky Cask,
Longmorn,
24y,
51.2% ABV
Distilled 1990,
bottled 2015
Bourbon cask
Original
cost of this bottle; Unknown |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Very pale yellow, almond
Nose:
This
is intense, almost nose-burning. It's sweet and reminds me of
those chocolate-coated fruits available at fairs and Christmas
markets. The fruitiness is akin to summer berries.
Palate:
Delicately perfumed or floral but very intense or tingly
(peppery?) across the palate. It also has a suggestion of
nuttiness, perhaps hazelnut.
Finish:
Long, intense, tingly.
Overall Impression:
Delightful aromas and flavours, I love it.
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G&M,
Longmorn,
59.3% ABV
Distilled 1969,
bottled 2009
Cask No.5293
Original
cost of this bottle; Unknown |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Rich and dark, teak.
Nose:
Initially a sweet woodiness reminding me of candy floss. It's
very aromatic and develops to suggest an old English country
house library .. books, old wood and leather. Delightful.
Palate:
Sweet
and peppery as a fruity woodiness expands across the palate.
Finish:
Extremely long with hints of almond.
Overall Impression:
Just
wonderful.
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Longmorn,
52.9% ABV,
one of 209 bottles
Adelphi Selection
for Adelphi club Denmark
Cask No.48507,
distilled 10.04.1992, bottled 16.09.2015
Original
cost of this bottle; Unknown |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Dark, teak, almost treacle toffee
Nose:
Sweet,
furniture polish, hints of (polished) wood (oak).
Palate:
Very
mildly peppery, buttery, caramel butterscotch or brandy snap.
Finish:
Extremely long with hints of brandy snap.
Overall Impression:
A
little hard to describe but delightfully olde worlde.
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Longmorn,
17y,
57.3%
ABV, one of 670 bottles
Signatory 'Vintage'
for LMDW
distilled 01.05.1996,
bottled 21.08.2013
1st Fill Sherry
Butt, No.72321
Original
cost of this bottle; €€€€€ |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Treacle toffee with a hint of copper.
Nose:
Very
aromatic with some background smokiness (cigar smoke) and hints
of furniture polish, but the whole experience is mildly scorched
perhaps like an overheating electrical circuit.
Palate:
Peppery dark fruitiness mainly concentrating on plums, also dark
chocolate and bonfire embers.
Finish:
Extremely long and intense mostly on the front of the palate.
Overall Impression:
Bonfire embers and dark chocolate, what's not to love?
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Longmorn,
21y,
54.9%
ABV
SMWS 7.90
"Welcome Home"
Original
cost of this bottle;
Unknown |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Golden Oak
Nose:
Dough?
Specifically cookie dough? With gentle woodiness and a slightly
bitter fruitiness alongside. In fact could it be apple crumble?
Maybe. A very pleasant mildly floral background too.
Palate:
Mildly
peppery fruitiness dances across the palate suggesting apple,
cherry & banana.
Finish:
Very long with plenty of that cherry fruitiness.
Overall Impression:
Quite
unusual and hard to define but quite remarkable.
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