Longmorn 16 Year (Discontinued)

Signatory vintage: 19 years Sehr scharf

Nose: applesauce, plums, raisins, vanilla, hay. Taste: apples, caramel, dried red fruit and peppercorn. Finish: chocolate and light tobaco. The finish is long and really worth it.

I am hijacking this item to tell of an independent bottling of Speyside Longmorn 18 year old by “First Edition.” The Longmorn was distilled in 1996, bottled in 2014 at a cask strength of 52.4%, non chill filtered. My bottle is 154 of 253 and was aged in a bourbon cask. I purchased my bottle as part of a special pre-order sale 6/20/20. Simply divine! There is malt, vanilla, ripe orchard fruit and a light sweetness The finish is long and lingering and as smooth as a 43% dram. The flavor profile reminds me very much of the highly rated anCnoc. Outstanding, give it a full 5.0!

Newer bottling I suppose? Purple packaging & stated to be aged in 3 types of oak. Nose - Nice floral honey, candied plums, golden raisins, ripe cooked apples, ripe poached pears Taste - Nice lightly bitter ginger syrup heat/tingle, sweet golden raisins, poached/baked apples with stems & seeds, lightly fruity bitterness that lingers Finish - Nice gentle ginger spice, light fruit stem bitterness, lingering white pepper tingle, golden raisins & fresh cut apples Score - 83/100 Final Thoughts - The nose on this one was quite nice, reminded me of golden raisins steeped in apple cider sweetened with a bit of honey. Taste was a pleasant, but had this fruity bitterness that I usually don't mind, but this one was a bit distracting. It was like if you had mulled cider, but put in extra apple skins, cores, & stems to where it got a light fruity/woody bitterness. Almost like over steeped tea. Nice gentle spice on the palate that lingers to the finish. Would I drink it if offered? - Yes Would I specifically order it? - No Would I buy a bottle? - Not another