Longmorn 14-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Single Cask)
LONGMORN single malt Scotch whisky
14 years old
Cask strength
58.5% alc/vol
1st fill ex-bourbon hogshead
Filled: 18/07/2007
Bottled: 01/04/2022
We have a theory: blenders hog these thick, creamy Speyside single malts for themselves. They call them “dressing drams” – mellow, ripe, peachy whiskies from unsung, lesser-known distilleries – which can be used to add instant body and backbone to deluxe mainstream blends. A sort of flavour enhancer. The seasoning. Scotch MSG. And maybe, just maybe, that explains why Longmorns are so rare in this form: pure, untouched, and straight from the cask, as the gods intended.
**ONLY 275 BOTTLES**
COLOUR
Natural, pale gold
NOSE
Peach stone, jasmine, orange cream
PALATE
Panna cotta, vanilla fudge, white tea
FINISH
Rock candy, nettle
Single malt Scotch whisky must be distilled at a single distillery in Scotland, in a copper pot still, from a wash containing only malted barley, yeast and water. It must then be matured in oak – in Scotland – for no less than 3 years and bottled at 40% alc/vol minimum.
The term ‘single cask’ is used to define whisky that has been bottled exclusively from one individual cask – and since no two single casks are the same, all whiskies labelled ‘single cask’ are unique, rare and limited.
Casks are typically filled around 62-63.5% alc/vol, although this drops during maturation as spirit evaporates (known as the “angel’s share”). For typical single malt whiskies, when a cask is finally deemed ready – and ‘disgorged’ or emptied – it’s blended with other casks of the same specification and age, and brought down to a standard bottling strength with water (usually 40-46% alc/vol). ‘Cask strength’ whiskies, on the other hand, are bottled at the strength they’re drawn from cask, with nothing added or taken away. Since they tend to be much stronger than your average whisky, pour a smaller-than-normal dram into a tulip-shaped nosing glass, like the Glencairn, and have a little jug of water handy to dose in. Be careful not to over dilute the whisky though – instead, add a drop of water at a time and slowly take in the subtle changes to the flavour and aroma as it opens up. Then, once you find your sweet spot, and the ideal strength to your taste, sit back and enjoy.
Volume: 700ml (or 750ml in the US)
Strength: 58.5% ABV (cask strength)
Bottle: Custom-moulded amber glass with tapered sides
Closure: Custom debossed synthetic stopper
Capsule: Black PVC