[MM-MALTS-L] Tasting Notes from Australia

[Craig Daniels]

Hi all

I've just tried the Gordon & MacPhail Longmorn 12 which was bottled back in
the last quarter of 2008.  I tried it in roughly comparable company - Oban
14, Old Pulteney 12 and Aberlour 10 and it was easily the best of the four. 

The Longmorn 12 (G&M, 40%) has a great nose with a brilliantly integrated
mix of both bourbon and sherry wood with the bourbon ruling in the end;
brioche, vanilla, citrus & liquorice toffee with stewed apricots.  The
palate is slightly sweet, fruity then silky and smooth with some more subtle
stone fruit and a wee hint of smoke. The finish is sweet and silky and a
little short, with some drying wood but without any bitterness.  It's a
pretty good package and both more sophisticated and complex than the OB.
Score 82

Cheers & regards  

Craig Daniels
Chairperson
Malt Whisky Society of Australia Inc
www.mwsoa.org.au