Longmorn 28-year-old DeDr Whiskyland - Chapter Twenty One

Fruity, honey, smooth - very nice but little bit too lovely for me Tasted at the Whisky&Music Festival 2025 in Zurich

Not loud or bombastic, but elegant and refined.

Longmorn Tasting Nose Pears, green grass, barley, hay, some honey. Closed when approached neat on first pour. Palate Spiced, cinnamon doused pear skins, red apple skins, underpowered fruit salad with sugar and cinnamon, malty, gristy, barley Finish More of the same from the palate with a drying and oaky character Water and time this whisky a favour. It needs it, but also worth noting Longmorn is not a favourite of mine. Compared to Longmorn G&M 12 yr old (1980’s) WB117409 Nose Honey, fresh flowers, minty, herbal, anise Palate Gentle, honeyed, malty Finish Minty, anise, oaky for its age This is a rather good, but relatively simple example and perhaps Longmorn is not my thing. 86 Longmorn SMWS 7.21 33yrs (1968) WB33368 Nose Malty, honeyed, spices, cinnamon, yellow fruits, hit of salt, high alcohol is felt Palate A real ex-bourbon bomb, honeys, waxes, cinnamon, toffee apples, cinnamon doused fruits Finish Dry, bitter, mineral, chalky With water More fruits on the nose, and more oakiness on the palate. Reminds me of the earlier batches of Balvenie TUN 1401. Ok, I like this one, it’s a real beast. 90 Longmorn SMWS 7.142 30 yrs (1985) WB112361 Nose More civil on the nose than the 1968 SMWS but definitely the same Distillery DNA, yellow and orange fruits, flowers again, honeys, malty Palate Lovely oakiness, honeys and rich yellow fruits really shine though on this, absolutely love the texture and body of this waxy malt. Just so much more accessible fruit on this one with the added maturity provided by the oak which imparts a lovely anise flavour. Finish Oaky, fruit and wonderful sweetness all dance in harmony. Ok - I get it now, this is far and away the nest Longmorn I have experienced. I really rate this and think it’s significantly better than the others I have compared it too. 92

A truly wonderful old school fruit bomb. Tasted from a 10ml sample.