Longmon 25 yo The Tasteful 8 A Dream of Scotland

 

 

 

50,6°

Distillery : Longmorn - Speyside

2 Bourbon Hogsheads

Independent Bottling 

By Brühler Whiskyhaus

Limited Edition 

Single Malt

Bottled in 2022

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated 

 

 

 

In 2022, Brühler Whiskyhaus released this series of 8 bottlings entitled The Tasteful 8, in reference to the Quentin Tarantino film (and if you don't know which one it is, it's time to study a little), and incorporated it into its wider range, A Dream of Scotland, which brings together all its Scottish bottlings. Among these 8 beauties, this 25-year-old Longmorn is a blend of 2 Bourbon Hogsheads, resulting in 307 bottles. It says on the label that it's Bourbon, but given the colour and flavour profile of this beauty, I think there must be a few staves of Sherry added to the Hogsheads, which wouldn't be surprising coming from a bottler with a reputation for producing very cask-driven whiskies, gorged with Sherry or wine, or even more intriguing stuff, or repulsive, depending on your taste.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Luscious nose, clementine, blood orange, red fruits, raspberries, gooseberries, slightly malty and woody, warm caramel, earthy hints in the background. Fresh tomatoes, dried figs and dates, truffle crumbs. On the palate it's more tannic, but still quite syrupy, gingerbread, pan-fried fruits, a zest of lemon and various citrus, meat sauce, maple syrup, a big nutmeg as a spice. Deep finish, damp bark, humus, cooked mushrooms, black earth, forest undergrowth, oak leaf.

 

In Short, 

A surprising product, where the Bourbon doesn't make itself felt very much, for me and for the friends who have tasted it with me, it's very Sherry. It's not annoying at all, it's a good Sherry, not too strong or sickening. The whole thing is well done, very varied and intense, I'm not sure it reflects the distillery's profile but it doesn't matter. It's not what we came here for. The release price was more than fair, but now that it's sold out everywhere, the price has gone way up and it's no longer really worth it.

Score : 89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping : 

 

                                           No-Man - Things Change