Longmorn

A missionary named Maernanaog, or Mo-ernin-og, had brought Christianity to the Picts of Moray during the 7th Century. A church was built just outside of Elgin following his death in 625AD and named Lann Marnoch, the Church of St Marnoch. Over the course of time, the name 'Lann Marnoch' gradually became Anglicised and eventually the area was known as Longmorn. Construction began on a distillery on the site in 1893 under John Duff and Company,...

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About Longmorn Whisky Distillery

Distillery Owner

Chivas Brothers

Distillery Founded

1894

Distillery Status

Active

Distillery Capacity

3 500 000 litres

Distillery Address

Longmorn, Morayshire IV30 8SJ

Distillery Number

01343 554139

1893

John Duff & Company, which founded Glenlossie already in 1876, starts construction. John Duff, George Thomson and Charles Shirres are involved in the company. The total cost amounts to £20,000.

1894

First production in December.

1897

John Duff buys out the others and founds Longmorn Distillery.

1898

John Duff builds another distillery next to Longmorn which is called Benriach (at times aka Longmorn no. 2). Duff declares bankruptcy and the shares are sold by the bank to James R. Grant.

1970

The distillery company is merged with The Glenlivet & Glen Grant Distilleries and Hill Thomson & Co. Ltd. Own floor maltings ceases.

1972

The number of stills is increased from four to six.

1974

Another two stills are added.

1978

Seagrams takes over through The Chivas & Glenlivet Group.

1994

Seagrams introduces The Heritage Selection. Apart from Longmorn, Glen Keith, Benriach and Strathisla are included.

2001

Pernod Ricard buys Seagram Spirits & Wine together with Diageo and Pernod Ricard takes over the Chivas group.

2004

A 17 year old cask strength is released.

2007

A 16 year old is released replacing the 15 year old.

Reproduced from the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2009 with the kind permission of Mr Ingvar Ronde

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Longmorn 23 Year Old 1985 - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) (70cl, 45.50%)

Longmorn

Some delicious single cask Longmorn, bottled by Signatory. This was matured in a single hogshead, single cask number 11544. The outturn was just 232 bottles. More info

£64.95

Longmorn 13 Year Old 1996 (Signatory) (70cl, 43%)

Longmorn

A vintage Longmorn, distilled on the 7th March 1996 and matured for 13 years in refill butt number 40778 before bottling on the 10th November 2009 by Signatory. A release of 842 bottles. More info

£30.95

Longmorn 10 Year Old 1999 - Provenance (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 46%)

Longmorn

A 10 year old from the Longmorn distillery, matured in refill hogshead 5575, distilled in Summer 1999 and bottled in Autumn 2009 by Douglas Laing. More info

£32.95

Longmorn 1971 (Gordon and MacPhail) (70cl, 43%)

Longmorn

Gordon and MacPhail bottling from Longmorn, distilled in 1971 and matured in a mix of first and refill sherry casks. More info

£99.95

Longmorn 30 Year Old (Gordon and MacPhail) (70cl, 43%)

Longmorn

Superb value for money for a thirty year old single malt. This Longmorn was bottled by Gordon and MacPhail. More info

£76.95

Longmorn 12 Year Old 1997 (Bladnoch) (70cl, 53.40%)

Longmorn

Single cask Longmorn, bottled by Bladnoch. This was distilled on the 25th November 1997, and matured for 12 years in hogshead number 163303 before bottling on the 23rd March 2010. A release of 264 individually numbered bottles, at cask strength. More info

£58.95

Longmorn 12 Year Old (Gordon and MacPhail) (70cl, 40%)

Longmorn

A first fill and refill sherry matured 12 year old from the Longmorn distillery. More info

£29.95

Longmorn 16 Year Old (70cl, 48%)

Longmorn

Released to replace the 15 year old, part of a relaunch of Longmorn, promoting the brand as a super premium single malt maker. This is a superb 16 year old, recommended. More info

Was: £46.95

Now: £42.95

Longmorn 18 Year Old 1989 - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) (70cl, 54.50%)

Longmorn

A single cask, 18 year old Longmorn. This was matured in single cask number 18743, a sherry hogshead. Signatory bottled this on the 25th June 2008, the result was a release of 256 bottles. More info

£56.95

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Longmorn 11 Year Old 1997 - (Bladnoch) (70cl, 60.20%)

Longmorn

A single cask bottling from Longmorn. This Bladnoch forum bottle is a limited edition of just 311, distilled on the 25th November 1997 and bottled on the 27th March 2009. More info

£38.95

Longmorn 18 Year Old 1992 - Coopers Choice (Vintage Malt Whisky Co) (70cl, 46%)

Longmorn

An 18 year old Speyside from the Longmorn distillery. This was distilled in 1992 and aged in refill butts before bottling in 2010 by the Vintage Malt Whisky Company for their Cooper's Choice range. More info