Longrow 14 Year old
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Tasting Notes by tabarakRazvi
Another offering from Campbeltown that will divide the purists and the adventurous.
This fourteen year expression spent the last three years in a burgundy hogshead and so comes along with a massive aroma profile. With the smoky peat already a dominant force in this Longrow the strong wine notes fight hard to be noticed; and, boy, do they fight! Dark jam on the breakfast table surrounded by a buttery malt and burnt toast give company to a brewing ceramic pot of green tea. The open window lets in the salty sea air and the delicate smell of a heathery bush nearby. All in all quite a heady experience.
The massive sugary spicy delivery brings with it an abundance of ripe dark fruits. There are some plums, some prunes, a few strawberries and the most gentlest of raisins. The peaty spices come in next and present you a pleasant prickling palate made from black peppers and star anise.
The finish is long and a touch bitter with a stab of oaky resin. Another long breath dries out a curious after taste of some type of red cherry medicine.
This one is certainly not for the faint hearted. So, have you decided which side of the fence you're on? You know where I sit….
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tabarakRazvi wrote:
BTW this review is for the Longrow 14 Burgundy Wood --- connosr does not allow you to correct mistakes, it seems :-S
Wills wrote:
Nah that's tough business here, mistakes will last forever ;)
Btw really nice review, makes me eager to try this dram. You already tried some other of the Longrow range to compare to?
tabarakRazvi wrote:
@Wills I haven't actually but I have a Longrow 18 and a Longrow CV in my cabinet which I plan to review side by side. Actually I might do that tonight ;-)
Wills wrote:
I would be highly interested in your opinion, because I have the CV sitting in my cabinet. Didn't try it yet, but will do that soon.
tabarakRazvi wrote:
@Wills This just gave me an idea. We should have a live video call and taste a few common expressions together. Like a global whisky tasting event! Even better I could invite some of my Malt Society members to join us. Maybe you could do the same?
Could be interesting...
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