Longrow 1987 Samaroli

Longrow 18 Year Old

Longrow is one of three distinct types of single malt produced at Springbank distillery (next to Springbank and Hazelburn). It is distilled twice with a phenol content in the malted barley of 50-55ppm. The 18-year old expression was first released in 2008. This review relates to the 2014 release. Wax! – that is what first comes to mind on the...

Score 90/100

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

Longrow 18 Year 2011

Nose: Weak, Tarry ropes, heather, tundra flowers, curdled milk, caramel. Mouth: Very balanced attack that yields to camphor, bees wax, butterscotch, mild peat, no smoke, Silver Needle white tea, treacle. Finish: More of the same. Smoke comes through at last on the death along with a kiss of peat and sweet. I paid well over two hundred dollars for...

Score 86/100

Longrow 13 Year Old Red

Longrow Red is a series of malts finished on red wine casks. In 2013 a 11 years old on Shiraz from Australia appeared, followed by a 13 years old on Malbec casks in 2017 (I quite like this one) and in 2020 the one that is currently in my glass was released. This Longrow matured for ten years on both bourbon and sherry casks and was then put in...

Score 86/100