Longmorn 12 Years (Hill Thomson Co)

Today is my birthday, always a reason to dig up something special from my (sample) collection.

I decided upon this Longmorn 12 Year Old from Hill, Thomson & Co . Once a humble grocer in Edinburgh, they developed their own brands like the famous Queen Anne blend (est. 1902). They had close relations with the Longmorn distillery and had easy access to their whisky.

In 1970 the company merged with The Glenlivet & Glen Grant Distillers and Longmorn Distillers to form The Glenlivet Distillers Ltd.

This Longmorn 12 was bottled before 1940 , I’m not sure which elements led to...