posted 11 Dec. 2012

Furtia gave this whisky 87 points

posted 4 Aug. 2011

WhiskyNotes gave this whisky 94 points

Color

Burnished

Nose

Right. This has the same pastry and honey notes as the Malts of Scotland version. It develops on huge beehive notes, warm wax and all kinds of jams (apricot, mandarin). Papaya, overripe gooseberries and honeydew melon. Butter biscuits with almonds. Subtle mint, vanilla and cinnamon. Intensely fruity and getting warmer by the minute.

Taste

Oily and thick, almost a diluted jam with a lot of warm fruity notes (ripe apricots, plums, melon), evolving to citrus notes (oranges, pink grapefruit) but overall much less citrusy than the other 1976's. Faint leathery notes. A little cinnamon, ginger and mint, but low on plain woody notes.

Finish

Llong, fruity and slightly mentholated. Drier notes only show in the very end.

Comments

Longmorn 1976 tends to show more citrus fruits compared to 1975 vintages. That's not the case for this Perfect Dram: it's very warm and fruity and the jammy / beehive / pastry notes make it exactly to my liking. I dare to say it's my favourite Longmorn among the releases of the last two years.

 

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