A couple of months back, I met a group of friends for a tasting evening with a theme – “Cask strength”. It was bring your own, and taste, as long as it was bottled at cask strength (or premium strength for the matter), it was ok. I brought my beloved HP 14 year old bottled by the guys who run the Glasgow whisky Festival, and this one was brought by our host for that evening, Amit, A fellow whisky lover. I never tried this one before, and I was really surprised by its quality, it was I think the best whisky we had that evening. This is a marriage of two barrels from the 1990 vintage, and sadly it seems it’s out of stock online.
Longmorn 1990 / 18 Year Old , 58% ABV, out of stock.
Nose: A lot of yeasty dough with some marzipan, Apples and cocoa powder. Sweet sponge cake, and icing sugar.
Palate: Sweet and bitter with wood chips, a lot (and I mean a lot!) of coconut , that sponge cake from the nose, and spiciness (pepper, ginger).
Finish :Long, fruity, and malty with ample amounts of oak.
A very balanced whisky, extremely quaffable, and I do think you will have a very hard time stopping after drinking one dram. one calls for two and two for three (but who’s counting anyway?) Well made, great stuff over here.Loveliness in a bottle.
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