Longrow 1974 16 Year Old Sherry Cask

Longrow 2000 7 Year Old Gaja Barolo Finish

Smells like pear, dried fruit, orange jam on Sasquatch bread. Tastes of pear, Asian pear, a bit of tequila, mescal, pepper, ginger, oak. Finish is quite long for a seven year scotch, but about medium for a higher year scotch such as the Springbank 18. Lingers on the tongue with a hint of smoke and pepper. Finally, a touch of mint. The cactus...

Score 88/100

Longrow 1995 10 Year Old

The colour of champagne or chardonnay(?), the very slightest green tinge to the pale yellow liquor. The usual pine and coconut are present on the nose supported by some mild oaky notes and accompanied by a floral character which is unusual in my book for Springbank/Longrow. Medium bodied, with a very smooth delivery of complex understated...

Score 95/100

Longrow 1997/2011 14 Year Old Burgundy Wood

from a purchased sample Nose: Red berries and malt. Very obvious red (fruity) wine influence. Jammy and some fudge. Smoke in small quantities, bags of oranges - juice and sweet zest, almost as from some flan dessert. Twigs and a few briney notes. Ginger and pepper. Chocolate in weak coffee. Eventually something butyric and warm - a presence that...

Score 82/100

Longrow 14 Year Old

Nose: subtle oak, malt, traces of peat and smoke which are light for a 'heavily peated' Campbeltown. i might be accustomed to Islay peated beasts but i like this one too even though it’s doesn't feel like 55 ppm to me. rather fresh nose, with some milk chocolate... interesting. mix of the chocolate smoke and the oak, and then some melted butter....

Score 85/100