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Longrow 1987 (46%, Kirsch Import, cask #120, 360 bottles)
Unsure when this one was bottled, however I feel protected to imagine younger, in all probability round 8yo. Color: very pale white wine. Nostril: ink, printer paper, mud, moist leaves, damp bonfires, coal soot, a touch of geraniums. Characterful however youthful distillate, little doubt. Provides a bit waxy and sheep wool impression and, with time, positive aspects a extra pronounced coastal aspect. Mouth: a lot better with a extra vividly ‘Longrow’ persona now. Properly chunky and peppery peat, a number of drying and crisp coastal impressions, citrus rinds, coal smoke, tar and some light medicinal qualities reminiscent of bandages and ointments. End: good size, an enormous, drying smokiness, warming peaty flavours and seawater. Feedback: the nostril was a tad unsure, however the whole lot arrived as an alternative on the palate. Jogs my memory of some a lot later, very quaffable batches of Longrow CV in some methods. 
SGP: 465 – 88 factors.

Longrow 16 yo (46%, OB for Spanish market, SC999, screw cap, 75cl, +/-1990)
Color: pale gold. Nostril: a lot lighter than anticipated and really lemony at first nosing, actually on citrus curds and liqueurs, however then the peat begins to unfurl, a really delicate quilt of chic, drying peat smoke, hints of eucalyptus leaf, white miso and sandalwood. Excellent class! Mouth: as soon as once more, a really delicate outdated Longrow. The identical sense of soppy peat, however with a moderately brittle, fragility to it now. Smooth coastal notes, smoked sea salt, camphor, linseed oil, outdated rolling tobacco, dried herbs, lapsing souchong tea, wormwood – plenty of issues abruptly, but nonetheless remaining very light with it. Some dried seaweed and bouillon broth too. End: lengthy, however light as soon as once more, stuffed with sleek peaty, waxy and lemony qualities. Some natural teas and infusions within the aftertaste. Feedback: There’s a magnificence about this, which was to be anticipated given the pedigree, however there’s additionally a fragility about it which in all probability prices it a few factors if we’re being trustworthy. Positively a whisky which might have benefitted from the next bottling power, except this one has softened in bottle significantly over time? 
SGP: 563 – 89 factors. 

Longrow 14 yo (46%, OB, rotation 07/141, pale vatting)
That means this was bottled in 2007. I bear in mind when this bottling first got here out, I bought one from Loch Fyne Whiskies with nice pleasure, I’ve all the time had an enormous delicate spot for this bottling since then. Color: white wine. Nostril: ahh sure! Impeccable coastal freshness, mineral peat smoke, pure tar, moist seaside pebbles, sheep wool, lemon juice, sardines with parsley and olive oil and pure seawater. Mouth: fantastically highly effective and pure peaty flavour on arrival. Extra of those large coastal impressions of sardines, anchovies, tar, pickling brine, seawater, camphor and soy sauce. Very salty the truth is, full on briny, tarry and peaty mode! End: very lengthy, fantastically on brine, lemon juice, tar, moist rocks, chalk, mineral salts and a tiny glimmer of aniseed. Feedback: I feel these mid-era batches of the 14 had been this moderately humble bottlings pinnacle, the sooner batches had far more sherry and, whereas excellent, didn’t have the uncooked energy and vivid purity of character that this one shows. 
SGP: 366 – 91 factors. 

Longrow 18 yo (46%, OB, rotation 12/155, sherry)
A 2012 launch. Color: deep gold. Nostril: that acquainted Springbank sherry cask ‘accent’, which is stuffed with cooking oils, groundnuts, mushrooms, roast pheasant and pipe tobaccos. It’s this mix of gamey, earthy and metallic that’s so particular, however this provides option to the peat moderately quickly and it turns into far more ‘Longrow-esque’ with pure, tarry peat, crushed seashells, soy sauce, squid ink. Additionally a number of tarred rope, aniseed and camphor. Fairly sensible nostril! Mouth: the sherry and the peat don’t fairly conflict, however they vie on your consideration. Numerous overripe oranges and spiced marmalade, together with pure tar, extra camphor, tar, gentian, liquorice root and massive umami notes of miso and anchovy paste. Large, sophisticated and highly effective whisky – the form of factor that solely Springbank would launch as an official 18 yr outdated. End: lengthy, very salty, umami, gamey, richly peaty and warming. Feedback: I feel the sherry does make this difficult in some regards. It’s wonderful whisky, and a few components present glimmers of true brilliance, however the sherry brings a slight discombobulation at occasions. There are lots different batches of Longrow 18 from bourbon that are strong 92 level materials. 
SGP: 466 – 88 factors. 

Longrow 18 yo (46%, OB, 2022 launch, sherry)
Color: pale amber. Nostril: the sherry here’s a bit flintier, leaner, extra mineral and extra on earthy and tobacco notes. It’s additionally a bit larger by way of total sherry affect than the 2012 I might say. The peat is probably a bit extra subservient to the sherry in that regard, a number of thick tarry vibes, camphor, salted liquorice and rising notes of anchovy paste, soy sauce and miso – these sherried Longrow might be actually umami! Mouth: ah sure! As soon as once more these colliding notes of roast recreation meats, gravy and dry roast peanuts, however with a extra cohesive and built-in phenolic character and peat profile. Very thick, peppery, gamey, leathery and with many tobaccos, liquorice, pure tar extract and outdated Fernet Branca vibes. End: lengthy, on natural bitters, camphor, soy sauce and recreation meats once more. Feedback: I might characterise these absolutely sherried, trendy Longrow bottlings as whiskies on your tumbler, whereas the bourbon cask ones are extra on your copita. I like this, however they’re fairly rugged, difficult malts. 
SGP: 466 – 89 factors. 

Longrow 21 yo (46%, OB, 30% bourbon, 60% sherry, 10% chardonnay, bottled 2022)
Color: gold. Nostril: tar, coal embers, moist rocks, sheep wool, some candied fruit notes that additionally indicate citrus curds and numerous kinds of marmalade. Maintains an excellent stage of peaty purity and freshness, with a properly constructing mineral character. Mouth: good, spicy arrival, however I really feel this can be a step down from the 18s. There’s a barely jammy side and a contact of winey wooden character that feels a bit out of whack with the peat affect. Some ginger wine, camphor, rusty nail cocktail, aniseed and resinous fir wooden. It’s wonderful, however I really feel just like the light promise of the nostril has been considerably misplaced. End: medium, once more a slight feeling of sappy wooden, with inexperienced pepper, damp smoke and a few humorous rice wine impressions. Feedback: the nostril was promising, however the cask invoice doesn’t persuade on the palate for me I’m afraid. I really feel like Longrow, for all its energy, can really be fairly a fragile distillate underneath the affect of conflicting wooden varieties. 
SGP: 555 – 85 factors. 

Longrow 14 yo 2007/2022 (54.5%, Cadenhead ‘Wooden Vary – Wine Cask’, Sauternes cask, 246 bottles)
Totally matured in Sauternes. I’m not a fan of wine casks normally, however I’ve a delicate spot for Sauternes casks, which I feel can typically work fairly effectively with whisky. Let’s hope we’re a good distance from Longrow Tokaji wooden… Color: pale amber. Nostril: delicate, clear peat smoke and coastal notes. Some smoked fish, tarred rope, black pepper and hints of miso and soy sauce. Thus far, so good… With water: will get far more rugged, salty and tarry. Extra large impressions of smoked and salt cured fish, brine and aniseed. Mouth: the Sauternes is extra evident right here, however it’s all on spiced honeys, camphor, muscle rub, tar extracts and natural bitters – all good in different phrases. I moderately like this syrupy and concentrated model that also lets the Longrow peaty qualities shine by means of. With water: pretty notes of smoked olive oil, kippers with lemon juice, pure tar, TCP, horseradish and preserved lemons. End: lengthy, very peaty, tarry, peppery, with iodine, gherkin brine and capers. Feedback: undecided I’d have talked about Sauternes if it wasn’t on the label. I prefer it rather a lot. 
SGP: 466 – 88 factors. 

Longrow 17 yo 2004/2021 (49.5%, Cadenhead ‘Wooden Vary’, rum barrel, 210 bottles)
Color: white wine. Nostril: no apparent rum affect, as an alternative that is actually limey and lemony and pure, with white flowers, seawater, grapefruit juice and paraffin. Somewhat exact and sharp on this sense, with some cider apple, chalk and hay within the background. Mouth: very coastal and sharp, with some nice and playful notes of gherkin, kipper, tar, aniseed, coal mud and moist seaside pebbles. That chalkiness can also be again and begins to contain, bitter herbs, crushed aspirin and lemon juice on contemporary oysters. A really sharp, pure and mineral malt whisky – it’s extra Mezcal than rum in that regard I might say. End: lengthy and really sharp, on lime juice, bone dry cider, sourdough and powerful vibes of penicillin cocktails! Feedback: I prefer it particularly as a result of it tastes like a really sharp, pure and tightly coastal Longrow, and little or no like rum. 
SGP: 465 – 87 factors. 

Longrow 20 yo 2001/2022 (47.9%, OB for Springbank Society, six refill barrels, 1488 bottles)
Color: white wine. Nostril: we’re instantly again at that pale vatting 14yo, pure, crisp peat smoke, tar, seawater, anchovies, smoked olive oil, smoked teas and kippers. Additionally iodine, lemon juice, inexperienced olives and mineral oils. Remembers a few of these Seventies vintages in some respects. Mouth: nice arrival, a harmonious mix of pure peat smoke, seawater, capers in brine, lemon juice on oysters and a few barely fruitier solutions of grapefruit and inexperienced herbs. I like this straightforward purity and vividness of persona. End: lengthy, very lemony and brightly citric, some sourdough and yeasty notes, camphor, putty, lime, fennel seed and bonfire smoke. Splendidly salty and peaty aftertaste! Feedback: moderately simplistic in some respects, however I simply love this pure, refill model Longrow that provides the distillate most stage time. Stunning purity and an excellent aftertaste. 
SGP: 465 – 90 factors. 

Longrow 13 yo 1998/2012 (55%, Cadenhead ‘Genuine Assortment’, bourbon hogshead, 306 bottles)
Color: straw. Nostril: gherkins strike as soon as once more, however with a very emphatic, thick peaty character, then pink grapefruit, smoked olive oil, seawater and really delicate hints of geranium, miso, spearmint and tea tree oil. Feels deceptively advanced on the nostril the truth is. With water: evolves fantastically, with preserved lemons, bay leaf, cedar wooden and camphor. Nonetheless with this actually thick, barely muddy peaty character at its coronary heart. Mouth: correct Longrow, very in line with the 20yo, however earthier, rootier, extra natural and extra fermentary. Numerous cider apple, sourdough, medicinal herbs, gentian, tar, aniseed and roast parsnip. Add to {that a} farmy high quality that retains rising, full on sheep wool, coal tar cleaning soap, muddy bathroom vibes and so on. I like it! With water: very good now! Large, medicinal peat, very coastal, fats, waxy, syrupy nearly in texture, smoked olive oil, salted almonds, tar, caraway and iodine. End: lengthy, getting drying, smoky, stuffed with ointments, sea salt, minerals and tar. Feedback: I actually suppose Longrow wants the humblest of cask varieties to point out at its greatest. With these, plus time, it can’t be improved upon for my part. This pretty 1998 being one excellent instance of that.
 SGP: 566 – 90 factors.