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Picked up this bottle last June for my first every whisky tasting amongst friends. Just so happened that it had just been released for sale by our local MLCC. After hearing so many good things about…

Longmorn can be found in the heart of Speyside, right next to BenRiach. We saw, during our visit of the distillery in 2010, that they even share warehouses. Gordon & Macphail, be well known bottler from…

A few weeks ago, this Longmorn arrived in Malts of Scotland’s spring release (as I call it). It is 21 years old. Exactly two years ago, MoS had already bottled a 19 Year Old, also from a bourbon hogshead…

Glenlossie is noble unknown since they produced predominantly for the blending industry. Only in 1990 did the first semi-official bottling appear in the Flora & Fauna series. Only 0.5% is bottled as…

Glenlossie was originally founded by John Duff, who would later also found Longmorn and BenRiach. In 1919 Glenlossie became part of DCL, precursor to Diageo. On the same terrain, Mannochmore Distillery…

Nose: First, wood and wheaty bread. Then the wood becomes vanilla and cloves, while the bread sustains. Not too sweet; the only fruit is white and pulpy, and is slightly bitter like nutmeg.Palate: Sour…

First Vapor: Initial sticks of hard cinnamon and black liquorice soften into a sweet vanilla malt. Nose: Then the vanilla keeps softening... The nose is overall very light: green grapes sliced open and…

First vapor: Leather and cherry with clove.Nose: Yes sugarcane, in a stewed mixture of pitted fruits (mostly plum) and vanilla. Plus orange rind and a light freshness like laundry with white fruit pulp…

(First vapor: Leather fades right away.) Nose: A distinct smell of whole-grain wheat bread: Bran. A few minutes of breathing turns this sweeter, with vanilla and caramel. Cashews-- and then a faint ocean…

First vapor: Starts like mahogany wood and maybe yesterday's smoked pipe. These give way quickly to a sweetness...Nose: Toffee more than honey, over a background of vanilla and faint mixed apples. Citrus…