SMWS 7.250: Longmorn
“A supernatural delight” · Past release, no longer on sale
Sold outOct 20217.250
A supernatural delight
SMWS regionSpeyside
Age30 years
ABV57.8%
Outturn124 bottles
Cask1st fill ex-oloroso sherry hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 7
RegionSpeyside
In short · Longmorn (Speyside), 30 years.
“Limited to 1 bottle per member Looking at the colour we started with tasseography, a fortune-telling method also known as tea leaf reading.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 7.250 is a single cask of Longmorn, in the Speyside region, 30 years old, bottled at 57.8%, released in the Oct 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 7.x is from Longmorn.
How the price compares
At
£385, this 30-year-old cost more than all 19 Longmorn bottlings of any age released 2020–2023 that we hold. They ranged from £62 to £115, with a median of £79. We don’t hold enough Longmorn bottles of a similar age, so this compares across all ages; older casks usually cost more.
£62£385
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
About Longmorn
Founded near Elgin in 1893, Longmorn is the trade's worst-kept secret, a distiller's distillery hoarded by blenders for a spirit of uncommon richness: oily, waxy, brimming with orchard and stone fruit. It rarely appears under its own name, which makes an independent cask feel like being let in on something. Pernod Ricard's.
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