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Longmorn 1974 Samaroli Natural Strength Sherry Wood

Lot: 5054263
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Longmorn 1974 Samaroli Natural Strength Sherry Wood

Winning Bid: £5,300

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Longmorn
Age: 
n/a
Vintage: 
1974
Region: 
Speyside
Bottler: 
R.W. Duthie for Samaroli
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
60.8%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Longmorn 1974 Samaroli Natural Strength Sherry Wood

A legendary independent bottling of heavily sherried Longmorn, distilled in 1974 and bottled for Silvano Samaroli by R.W. Duthie in 1985 at cask strength. This particular bottling was rated very good by Serge Valentin who scored it an impressive 92 points!

Longmorn is a popular Speyside distillery, and an essential component in many blends over the years. As such, much of its production is reserved for this purpose and although distillery bottlings first appeared in the 1980s, it was rarely seen before the 15 year old expression was relaunched in 1993. The distillery has long been prominent on the independent scene however, and has cult following in Japan, perhaps in no small part to its connection with Nikka founder Masataka Taketsuru, who modelled the stills at Yoichi on those at Longmorn.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.

Emmanuel Dron, Samaroli's great friend is a big fan of this release. There is a similarly labelled (but much lighter in colour) 1964 vintage from new wood that Dron describes as the "Yin and Yang of Longmorn."

Bottle number 379 of only 600.

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