Longmorn 23 Year Old 1985 - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)
- Distillery
- Longmorn
- Region
- Speyside
- Country
- Scotland
- Type
- Single Malt
- ABV
- 45.5%
- Age
- 23 years
- Price
- £86.07
- Tasting notes
- Sherried, Honey, Vanilla, Old Wood, Nutty
- Description
- This 1980 vintage from Glenesk, closed nearly four decades ago, represents the rare opportunity to taste a lost Highland distillery at 23 years of age in single cask form. The extended maturation has built complexity and polish, with oak influence evident in the spirit's structure and colour, while the distillery's characteristic earthy, heathery notes persist beneath layers of time. Cask number 11544 produced just 232 bottles of bottled-in-bond character. A collector's piece that documents a vanished Scottish distillery through the lens of cask strength maturation.
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✦ Neatly Summary
Longmorn 23 Year Old 1985 - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) is a 23-year-old single malt from Longmorn (Speyside, Scotland), bottled at 45.5% ABV. Expect sweet, fruity and oaky character — sherried, honey, vanilla, old wood. An approachable dram, ideal for newcomers and casual sippers. A premium pour worth the price.
This 1980 vintage from Glenesk, closed nearly four decades ago, represents the rare opportunity to taste a lost Highland distillery at 23 years of age in single cask form. The extended maturation has built complexity and polish, with oak influence evident in the spirit's structure and colour, while the distillery's characteristic earthy, heathery notes persist beneath layers of time. Cask number 11544 produced just 232 bottles of bottled-in-bond character. A collector's piece that documents a vanished Scottish distillery through the lens of cask strength maturation.
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