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Home Food Restaurant Reviews Recipes Drink Distilleries Whisky Gin Craft Beer Locations Scran Podcast The Speyside single malt distillery has released its oldest whisky to date. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on WhatsApp Share on Email Longmorn has launched its oldest release to date; a 30 Year Old whisky. This release represents 130 years of whisky-making expertise, with the whisky having been aged in hogsheads and American Oak barrels, then bottled at cask strength.
The result is, the team say, the ‘ultimate expression of Longmorn’: perfectly balanced with a long complex finish, and a fitting tribute to the classic Speyside style. The 30 Year Old joins the 18 Year Old and 22 Year Old single malts, released earlier this year, to complete the foundations of Longmorn’s whisky portfolio. Longmorn 30 Year Old will be bottled just once a year in a single batch giving single malt whisky enthusiasts the opportunity to establish a collection to treasure.
On the nose, the liquid conjures rich caramel, set honey, homemade raspberry jam and dark cherries giving way to ripe plums, toasted oak and freshly ground nutmeg. Moving to the palate, the toffee profile so quintessential of Longmorn, is incredibly rich and full. This is supplemented by notes of treacle cake, roasted walnuts and dark fudge complemented by spiced red apples, dried apricots and gentle warming cinnamon spice.
Kevin Balmforth, Longmorn cask master at Chivas Brothers said of the new release: “With an ambition to craft the ‘ultimate’ expression of Longmorn in this new 30 Year Old single malt, we knew we must draw on the vast knowledge, dedication and craftsmanship of Longmorn cask experts, past and present, that has been steadily accumulating inside the distillery’s doors for more than a century. “It has been a great privilege to steward the new chapter of Longmorn’s journey and oversee the maturation of this very special single malt; embracing the distinctive Speyside style and allowing the purity of the exceptional spirit to shine through. “We hope it will exceed every expectation of those whisky connoisseurs who are patient enough to wait for its release.
” With a 130-year heritage that began during the industrial revolution and continues through to today’s digital age, the fabled legacy of the Longmorn Distillery has inspired its elegant packaging, which has a nod to the golden age of travel and Longmorn’s own railway, once used for transporting its precious whisky far and wide. The Longmorn 30 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky is priced at £1,225. You can buy it here via The Whisky Exchange.
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