Tasting 4 young Longmorns

More Longmorn, how could anyone be against that?













Longmorn-Glenlivet 13yo 46% Cadenhead's

According to whiskybase.com this was distilled in 1974 and bottled in 1988, which isn't unlikely considering the "-Glenlivet" finish on the label. The color is ambero orange. It smells sweet, honey, heather, oranges, peaty, coal, butter, oak, floral, marshmallows, very pleasant stuff. The taste is nutty, sweet, marzipan, honey, vanilla, oranges, oily, zesty, butter, grapefruit, fino sherry, peppery, salty, this is some good stuff, much like many other older Cadenhead's at 46%.

That peaty nutty flavor is amazing: 7.5


Longmorn 14yo 1990-2004 56.7% Blackadder Raw Cask cask#30049

How will this be? I am on the idea that the really good Longmorns comes from older expressions, but I could be wrong. To be honest, I have tried way too little young, modern Longmorns. Some cask sediments which does not mind me at all. The color is golden. It smells peaty, meatloaf, orange zest, potato starch (smell your fingers after peeling chopping potatoes), stewed onions, peppery, cinnamon, cigar, coal, bonfire smoke, grassy, this is a strong spirit, but it needs to be, to highlight the presence of the cask influence. The taste is sweet, marshmallows, rubber, fruit gums, coca cola, green tea, dry. I could add water to this, but its already a very good whisky, well, lets try anyway. Now it turns more nutty, almonds, linseed oil, olives, very nice, but I preferred it without water.

Another good Longmorn: 7


Longmorn 14yo 1992-2006 59.7% James MacArthur's Old Master's cask#30110

James MacArthur's is pretty much my favorite IB, but more recent releases haven't quite made the impact that the older ones have. I guess that would fit just about any IB these days. The color is orange/amber. It smells peppery, peaty, earthy, almonds, white wine vinegar, salty, oregano, basil, baked mushrooms, stout beer, red paprika, very good one. The taste is earthy, chalk, peppery, butter, almond oil, earthy, cocoa, drying, dry white wine. Another very good Longmorn, but now I'll add some water. Now it turns sweeter, lighter, less interesting, perhaps some ginger and honey.

One that's all on nose and palate, but that's 2/3 the experience: 7.5


Longmorn 12yo 1996-2008 60.1% James MacArthur's Old Master's cask#156777

From a bourbon hogshead. The color is hazy light golden. It smells peppery, earthy, bitter, butter, onions, more butter, honey, shoe polish, wax, leather, really a whisky that shows this distillery's character. The taste is butter, grilled mushrooms, peppery, green peppers, waxy, earthy, rather young-ish and a bit raw for my taste. One could definitively say this is a whisky that should be tasted by the ones who dare.

Young and raw, one for the Brora fans: 5



Next tasting: Highland Park