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| Hello, that is one among our (virtually) each day tastings. Santé! |
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Mars 15, 2022
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| Springbank’s Longrow was once ueber-cult till, for my part, they began to dump it into red-wine wooden, which accurately killed the magic at WF Towers. Now I will at all times cherish the 1973-1974s or the 1987s, these are a part of the best whiskies ever made by Man. If you happen to ask me. |
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Longrow 10 yo ‘Pink’ (52.5%, OB, refill malbec end, 2020) 
They are saying ‘refill malbec matured’ on the label, nevertheless it’s solely a ending, even when it spent 3 years in these malbec casks. Malbec is the star of Cahors, some fairly rustic and gritty reds from the south of France, however South-America’s now taken the lead. In Cahors, I might nonetheless suggest Lagrezette, whereas my former favorite Triguedina has been dispapointing currently. Anyway… Color: deep gold. Nostril: no! Sulphur, outdated walnuts, burning rubber and burnt strawberries or one thing. Low-cost burnt grocery store blueberry muffins, go. With water: bitter woods, fermenting purple berries, peppery smoke… Mouth: nicer than on the nostril, which wasn’t arduous to do, however do we actually want smoked strawberry candies? With water: horrible, actually. Every part clashes and turns into dissonant in your palate. Smoked strawberries, come on. End: medium. Plastic and strawberries. Feedback: love malbec and love whisky, however please no malbec in my whisky. Now, certainly, to every his/her personal. Having mentioned that, I consider the 13 yo malbec they did in 2017 had been just a little higher, or say much less catastrophic (WF 77).
SGP:653 – 60 factors. |
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Longrow 17 yo 2004/2021 (49.5%, Cadenhead, Rum Cask, rum barrel, 210 bottles) 
I consider that is actual cask power. I additionally consider that rum goes significantly better with potent whiskies than… malbec, whereas the well-known dumpy ‘inexperienced’ Springbanks by Cadenhead do stay amongst my favorite malts ever. Color: white wine. Nostril: that is like taking the raise from the third basement degree to the rooftop. Great pure chalky and fermentary malt, with an apparent medicinal facet (bandages and iodine) and this rubber that is definitely not unseen in Longrow. Having mentioned that, it isn’t overtly expressive on the nostril, I suppose that’ll change on the palate… Mouth: the anticipated sourness, plus peat, plus grass, plus inexperienced walnuts and almonds, plus a saltiness, plus lime and lemon juice, plus just a little tequila, you might simply make a margarita. Seawater. End: lengthy, way more coastal at this stage. Oysters, lemons and chalk, then cane syrup within the aftertaste. That could be the rum talking out after a protracted silence. Feedback: wasn’t the ex-rum cask a Jamaican? One other query whereas we’re at it, do Signatory Classic nonetheless personal some magic casks of 1987?
SGP:564 – 88 factors. |
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We’re making good progress. We have stored the following one for higher instances however since higher instances appear to stay behind us, higher strive it now, earlier than it will simply evaporate…
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Longrow 25 yo 1994/2020 (52.1%, North Star, refill hogshead, 130 bottles) 
To inform you the reality, we have stumbled upon fairly a couple of early-Nineties Longrows that had been extraordinarily sulphury. Color: straw. Nostril: oh, turpentine, linseed oil, marrow and suet, lovage and sorrel, the bone-driest rieslings, just a little damp cardboard, new wool, plaster, recent concrete, lamp oil, lard, carbon mud, fiberglass, Scotch tape (ha)… That is so very Longrow! With water: truckloads of paraffin at first, then new plastic pouches (a factor of the previous), then church candles (amen) and margarine. I do know, no, no worries. Mouth (neat): the peat has already began to transmute into tropical fruits and citrus, just about within the fashion of some outdated Laphroaigs. Immense but tight wee whisky. Menthol. With water: and there, maybe the final really old-school Scottish malt, fats, salty and soiled. Lemon, liquorice and menthol taking the reins, bacon fats singing within the again. End: lengthy, resinous and really waxy. Beautiful salty and greasy aftertaste. Feedback: none, only a sensible Longrow, with no red-wine air pollution by any means.
SGP:454 – 92 factors. |
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