Longmorn 1968 Scott's & OB16 Reviews

Hi everyone,

Another fantastic old whisky today from the Maltstock guys (again, many many thanks!) and a bonus old review I’ve forgotten to put up for ages.

Longmorn 1968 Scott's Selection 61.8%

Colour: Light Gold

Body: Medium/Full

Nose: Very oaky, gone into a little alien territory, leather, wet ash, complex tropical fruit hidden underneath. Musty.

Water: More expressive with more of the tropical fruit, dried mango, orange, old wooden cupboards. Needs lots of time to open up.

Taste: Wow, stunning! Very tropical, great oak, complex leather and chocolate, strength doesn't feel at all. Mango and dried pineapple, milk bottle sweets.

Water: More intense arrival, waves of green apple, citrus, tropical fruit and lots of oak, chocolate and leather.

Finish: Long length. Goes very soft but stays with silky oak, milk chocolate and some malt. Longer with water.

Bottled 2003, at 35yo. Incredible strength for the age, and incredibly soft. Nose is a little closed though, holding it back.

87/100

 

Longmorn 16 (Old Bottling) 48%

Colour: Gold

Body: Medium/Full

Nose: Juicy tropical fruit- Mango, pineapple, light American oak, vanilla.

Taste: Really juicy, mango, pineapple, apple, vanilla, honey.

Finish: Medium length.

A very nice tropical whisky, no idea why the discontinued this. Oh wait, they bumped the price from £50 to £90.

75/100

Distillery: Longmorn

Average Score: 80.3

Distillery Ranking: Joint 8th/ 62 places

Up/Down: N/a

Thanks for reading!

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