PBMichiganWolverine
Longmorn 16 Year (Discontinued)
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
December 4, 2017 (edited October 21, 2024)
Plowing through the samples of our little Scottish Distillery trading team ( name is a bit of a misnomer, since many of our non-official samples have been anything but Scottish), I thought of trying this one provided by Telex. This is really a peculiar beast. It's savory, not spicy as some malts, or even that Sherry sweet as others. But savory as in an Indian spice mixture of ginger, turmeric, ground coriander seeds ( not to be confused with coriander leaves, which are herbal). It's as if my mom opened up her spices to make samosas or aloo gobi . Solid dram, but you have to go in wanting that savory samosa taste; if you're expecting spicy or sweet, you'll be either disappointed or surprised. Note to all Indian and South Asian chefs and cooks: in case you run out of your masala mix, just add a dram of this into your samosas. Thanks Telex
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@Davie-Warner yeah, this was an unusual one. Wondering if there's any whisky laws governing seasoning of casks with samosa spices? 😊
I just picked up a fifth of this last week! So glad to see it’s (perhaps limited positive attributes) compared with Samosa seasoning, one of my favorite foods... but my lord, why is the packaging so overdone?? I’ve never seen so much chrome, purple leather and over-engineering before... hilarious, shameful, and disconcerting all-at-once!
Good review. I saw a bottle here and wondered what it tasted like. Now I know :-)
I’m trying to push the higher rates samples towards the end of the round. I think this one will slide to the back of the cabinet just to make sure I hold onto it a bit longer. Great review, Pranay. Cheers.
Yeah...really different. It's interesting. That savory portion is unique
Sounds like it's not a patch on their classic and much missed 15, which I rated five stars.
Very interesting. I’m thinking of getting all the IB’s out of the way next, but this one might just come right after those.