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| Hi, this is one of our (almost) daily tastings. Santé! |
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April 24, 2026 |
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Sadly no Limburg this year for me, have fun each and everyone!
- S.
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The Time Warp Sessions,
today Longmorn 2009 vs 1964
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Well then, that’s a 45-year gap, if I’m not mistaken. We’ve got quite a few old Longmorns in the pipeline, which of course delights us immensely, but let’s just say this is a small aperitif session. After all, days only have thirty-six hours and weeks twelve days… Yet little WF Towers is overflowing. In any case, this time we’re going to start with the older one, since the strength is much lower than that of the younger… |
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Longmorn 1964/2014 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, licensed label, first fill sherry hogshead, cask #1036) 
Longmorn in a good sherry, it ages extremely well, especially at G&M. The examples are countless, and we shall admit that in this precise case, the lowly 43% vol. do not frighten us in the slightest. Colour: dark mahogany. Nose: sublime, on rosewood, the aromas wafting from old Dunhill or Benson & Hedges shops in London, thus very classy pipe tobacco, bresaola, marrow dumplings, and simply immense cognacs and armagnacs, to cut a long story short. Add a few touches of mint, parsley and chives. It is a dazzling nose. Mouth: incredibly lively, almost smoky, with a perfect bitter oak, brown tobacco, prunes, old Corinth raisins turned dry, black teas of great pedigree, chocolates of the same ilk, and there we are, we stop here but we could go on for ages. Finish: had we not said we would stop there? Comments: this old baby has almost floored us, being at once precise and complex, which is rare. We bow with deference before this pure jewel. The only thing that troubles us a little is that we expected this.
SGP:561 - 93 points. |
We’ll take a break before moving on to the youngster, otherwise it wouldn’t be fair… |
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Longmorn 15 yo 2009/2025 (55.8%, The WhiskyFind for HNWS 20th Anniversary, bourbon barrel, cask #334, 186 bottles) 
By the way, a little bird tells me that HNWS stands for Hong Niang Whisky Shop. Good to know, cheers to Taiwan! Colour: very pale white wine. Nose: it is pretty, soft, on vanillaed apple compote, custard, mashed banana, ripe mirabelle, and even white chocolate. This is the very gentle side of Longmorn. With water: it is truly the complete opposite of the old G&M, it is almost purely on fresh fruit salad and barley. Mouth (neat): all the fruits from an orchard in a northern region, small tart apples, greengages, gooseberries, quinces, all wrapped in just a hint of acacia honey and vanilla. With water: it does not really move, we might just add a little green tea and barley syrup. Finish: of medium length, essentially on syrups, barley, agave, cane… just a touch of lemon in the aftertaste. Comments: utterly elementary, in the very best sense of the term.
SGP:641 - 87 points. |
(Thousands mercis, Aaron) |
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