Stop number 58 on the SDT is Longmorn. This is my first from this lesser known Speyside distillery. Bottled at 48% ABV, non chill filtered and natural color of amber gold. So far so good. First impression on the nose is that this is going to be thick and heavy. Dark sherry notes. Earthy mineral notes like wet stones on an ocean beach, this could be some light peat speaking. Caramel apples and maple syrup. Sure does feel like a sherry bomb to me. Pears, plums and raisins. It goes a bit sideways here with burnt oak, charcoal and faded smoke, but these notes don’t hang around too long. A little mint and licorice and fennel. Wood resin, cherry pie filling and saltine crackers. Honey, tea, orange peel, a little banana and a touch of new leather. This thing is all over the place and doesn’t really seem very cohesive. A little water smooths it out while bringing out a little more sweetness. A somewhat hot arrival on the palate from the higher ABV. Cinnamon apples and grape/cherry cough syrup. Slightly astringent. Dry oak, green oak, tannins and clove. Burnt toffee and caramel, bitter dark chocolate and dark sherry. Not as much of a sherry bomb on the palate as I was expecting. Honey, plums, leather and earthy minerals and peat. No smoke to speak of. Water doesn’t really change anything but tones the intensity down. Medium-full bodied mouthfeel, oily but dry. A long finish. Dry oak, sherry, cherry cough syrup and a little bitter. This is a very odd Speysider. Feels more like it would have come out of Campbeltown or an Island distillery. A strange combination of flavors and very different than most of the scotch coming out of Speyside. All over the place and very jumbled. Seems to be confused about what style it wants to be. Some good and some bad, but mostly good I guess. It’s complex, just not cohesive, the flavors don’t all work well together. Some may love this one, some may hate it. As for me, 3.25. Thanks to @Telex for the sample. Cheers