LONGMORN 1961 (57 YEARS)
The pairs will only be sold as a set. And there will be 97 sets available.
Longmorn 1961, cask #508 tasting notes: This one is bottled at 45% ABV.
✦ Nose: Quite sweet at first, with some lovely chocolate, raisins and figs. A hint of mint. And it’s a bit dusty. Liquor ice and a hint of tobacco too. Marzipan. And a bit of wood here. Beautiful nose!
✦ Taste: Dark chocolate and a hint of honey. Some fruits, but not much; oranges mostly. Tobacco again and a bit nutty. But than it get’s really bitter, which reminds me of very dark bitter coffee. Quite some oak.
✦ Finish: The finish is mid-long to long with coffee beans and extremely dark chocolate. This is also rather bitter.
Longmorn 1961, cask #512 tasting notes: This one was bottled at 40,8% ABV.
✦ Nose: Some lovely fruits here, black berries and blueberries. But it’s also a bit fresher than the other one. There is citrus, oranges. Mint in the background. A tobacco note. Maple syrup and marzipan. Some oak here later too. And also very dark chocolate. What a great nose! Love it!
✦ Taste: Surprisingly fruity at first. Oranges, and vanilla too. Some tobacco here as well. No black coffee here but black tea. That’s more to my liking. Then it becomes rather dry with plenty of oak. Pure cacao, like 90% cacao. Somewhat nutty. Cherries.
✦ Finish: Mid-long to long and dry. Quite some oak here too. An espresso note.
Each individually numbered hand-blown decanter is beautifully presented in award-winning packaging which includes a book written by renowned writer and rare whisky specialist, Jonny McCormick, along with a personally signed certificate of authenticity from each brother.
The twin decanters complete the release of four extremely rare single cask bottling unveiled as part of the ‘Private Collection’ range. The first, Private Collection Glenlivet 1943 by Gordon & MacPhail, a rare wartime cask, was released in October 2017 and the second, Private Collection from Linkwood Distillery 1956 by Gordon & MacPhail, was released in February 2018.
