🥃 Longmorn 22 Year Old
The older of the two core Longmorn expressions since 2024: 22 years mainly in American oak; cask strength, not chill-filtered.
Longmorn 22 Year Old is the older of the two expressions that have formed the core of the official Longmorn range since 2024. Both were released ahead of the distillery's 130th anniversary. The whisky is bottled at cask strength: the 2024 batch was 54.5% ABV, according to The Spirits Business.
Like the 18-year-old, it matures mainly in American oak: according to Elite Traveler, in bourbon casks of first and second fill with a small share of hogsheads. According to Whisky Magazine, the whisky is neither chill-filtered nor coloured. The barley malt is unpeated. According to Fred Minnick, Chivas Brothers emphasises the creamy iris profile typical of Longmorn.
Why this matters to you. Compared with Longmorn 18 Year Old, it has four more years of maturation and a slightly lower strength, so there are more nutty and woody notes. The batches are annual, so check the year on the bottle; because of the cask strength, it is best tasted with a few drops of water. The WHO notes that there is no safe amount of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | cask strength; 54.5% ABV in the 2024 batch |
|---|---|
| Minimum maturation | 22 years |
| Cask type | mainly first- and second-fill American oak bourbon casks, partly hogsheads |
| Raw material | unpeated barley malt |
| Year founded | 2024 |
| EU category | 2 — whisky/whiskey |
| Legal basis | Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890): Single Malt Scotch Whisky |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Longmorn 22 Year Old → affects → 🍷 Alcohol and health ← affects ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🐝 American white oak, 🥃 Ex-bourbon barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Longmorn, 🥃 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Speyside whisky, 🥃 Scotch Whisky
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Longmorn 18 Year Old, 🥃 Longmorn 18 Year Old
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Longmorn 22 is coloured with caramel?
No. According to Whisky Magazine and The Spirits Business, the colour is natural and the whisky is not chill-filtered.
What is the strength of Longmorn 22 Year Old?
Cask strength: the 2024 batch was 54.5% ABV, according to The Spirits Business.
How does Longmorn 22 differ from the 18-year-old?
The casks are much the same, mainly American oak; the difference lies in the length of maturation and the batch strength.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky — Malted barley is the base of whisky: malt enzymes convert starch in the mash, and EU whisky is distilled below 94.8% vol.
- 🐝 American white oak — A North American oak that gives wine strong vanilla and coconut notes.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
- 🥃 Ex-bourbon barrel — American white oak cask of 180–200 litres used for bourbon: bourbon may only be aged in new charred casks, so used ones go to Scotch, Irish whiskey and rum.
Similar
🥃 Longmorn 18 Year Old · 🥃 Cragganmore 12 Year Old · 🥃 Speyburn 18 Year Old · 🥃 Benromach 15 Year Old · 🥃 Benromach 21 Year Old · 🥃 Benromach Contrasts: Organic
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- The Spirits Business: Longmorn launches 18YO and 22YO single malts (06.02.2024; foundations of the portfolio, yearly single batch, cask strength 57.6 % and 54.5 %, no chill-filtration or caramel)
- Whisky Magazine: Longmorn unveils two new single malts (01.02.2024; small-batch annual releases never under 18 years, American oak, natural colour, non-chill filtered)
- Elite Traveler: Longmorn Launches New Premium Scotch Whisky Series (01.02.2024; first and second-fill bourbon casks and some hogsheads)
- Fred Minnick: Longmorn Releases 18-, 22-Year-Old Single Malts (02.02.2024; American oak barrels and hogsheads, non-chill filtered)
- The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), reg. 3: definition and categories of Scotch Whisky
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)
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