Longmorn 19 Years (1996/2015) - Signatory Vintage
This 19-year-old Longmorn from Signatory Vintage from the Cask Strength Collection comes from hogsheads (casks 97632 and 97633) and remains clearly on the non-smoky Speyside track. It is precisely this malt character that otherwise ends up in blends of the parent group Pernod Ricard/Chivas Brothers and shapes brands such as Ballantine’s or Chivas Regal.
The panel
Mean 86.5 · spread 1
Value for money 3/5
- Distillery
- Longmorn
- Bottler
- Signatory Vintage
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Region
- Speyside
- Country
- Scotland
- Age
- 19 years
- Strength
- 53.9% ABV
- Character
- floral
Tasting
Nose
Basil, plus a malty base and a pronounced punch of caramel and vanilla. Molasses follows, with a rum touch that makes the whole thing rounder. Mint sets a cool counterpoint and keeps the sweetness in check.
Palate
Slightly mineral, then like an herb garden in the mouth: green, aromatic, but not playful. A slight saltiness meets vanilla and again a bit of malt. Full-bodied, but not complex – more straightforward than multi-layered.
Finish
Slightly warming and surprisingly long for a non-peated malt. Spicy, oaky and at the end slightly bitter, with a hint that could be reminiscent of star anise.
Verdicts
Marcel
A wonderful journey through the herb garden. If you express the profile "floral" in whisky, then it is this one. The nose is a bit stronger than on the palate, but the overall package is what counts.
Sascha
Full-bodied, but not complex – that is not an insult here, but a sober assessment. The shift from the sweet, malty, vanilla nose to a relatively spicy, slightly tart profile makes it exciting. Anyone looking for herbs, spice and clear lines will find what they are looking for here.
What it is worth
We do not yet hold bottle-level auction results — that sits behind Whisky Hunter’s authenticated feed. What follows is the market for Longmorn as a whole, which sets the weather for this bottling without pricing it.
Latest mean bid £461 across 80 lots · 2024-08