'm totally in love with Longmorn, but the distillery has been sadly absent from our shelves for many years. We used to do exceptionally well with the well-priced 16-year, which was creamy and delicious, but eventually the price went crazy—and then it was discontinued. When the owners relaunched the brand, they did so much right: a limited-release 18-year-old whisky, non-chillfiltered, cask strength, small batch. But for one mistake—the price was absolutely wild. Almost $300! Now, at nearly half off, we're getting serious about this one. Let's have a go. The color is burnished (1.1). An absolutely classic nose of rich roasted vanilla, a huge pan of roasted fruits—persimmon, pear, and pineapple—dense, zingy barrel spice—galangal, cinnamon, more vanilla, and clove. Seville orange peel and fresh-baked biscuits with some water, but generally very much focused on roasted fruits and earthy spice. The texture is full-bodied and almost thick. Wildflower honey, wax fruit, roasted malt, dark chocolate, buttercream. It absolutely loves a splash of water, softening and broadening in a wonderful way. It's still a special luxury whisky at this price, but it feels extremely fair now rather than sort of silly.IF you love Longmorn or Speyside whisky in general, it would be very weird to see this again at this price, so don't hold your horses here.