7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Nuts, tobacco, chocolate, oak forest, damp river, nut flavoured milk, cream, sherbet, coke, acorns, cardboard, oregnao, kirsch, menthol
Taste
Dried bramble leaves, erlderberries, acorns, dries leaves, hint of smoke, dry, sprinkbank-style
Finish
Sherry, dried leaves, foilage, brambles, red fruits- not intense, hint of smoke, dry
Nose
Very restrained, nutty, sherry, with sea air.
Taste
Slightly sweeter, creamier, more rounded.
Finish
Long
Nose
Quite full and floral, bruised petals and blossom and notes of grist. A hint of thick cut marmalade and fresh herbs.
Taste
Quite big and firm, solid slab of peat with a good malty feel. A well-balanced sweetness emerges with notes of sugared peels and tangerine with a hint of lime.
Finish
Quite long with citrus zest and oaked warmth.
Liquor
Longrow 10yo Tokaji Finish
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
An amazing bouquet that oozes with scents of pears, banana bread, figs and toasty malt
Taste
Rich, salty and dense; the midpalate features succulent flavors of dates, grapes, sautéed bananas, sweet malt, sea breeze, sweet oak and honey.
Finish
Long. Ends up sweet, compelling, and idiosyncratic.
Liquor
Longrow 11 2007 Springbank Society
Type
ABV
56.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Dark red fruit it strikes against: Overripe red grapes, black blackberries, ripe raspberries
Taste
The sherry barrel is clearly noticeable with ripe red grapes, blackberries and black currants.
Finish
Medium long, dry. The fruits sparkle again and again, but do not crowd too much. Something musty, still smoky.
Liquor
Longrow 11 Single Cask
Type
ABV
56.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Mixed with sulphur and meat-style heavy peat, attractive and juicy red fruits, high sweetness, honey, fudge, slightly burnt butter, nuts and grains.
Taste
Sweet ginger, red apples, butter fudge, parmesan cheese, heavy salty taste tangled with the overburning tar, the background is full and rich barley.
Finish
Extremely long, pepper, peat, salted cheese, nut oil.
Liquor
Longrow 12 1996 Oloroso Single Cask
Type
ABV
57.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Strawberries, collard greens, gingerbread, dark chocolate, plum
Taste
Cocoa, anise, gingerbread, pineapple hard candy
Finish
Chocolate covered strawberries, brine, honeydew melon, roast fennel, brown sugar
Liquor
Longrow 12 Fresh Pinot Noir Cask
Type
ABV
52.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Marmalade, strawberry preserve, fruit coulis and orange sherbet
Taste
The fruit theme continues with raspberry jam, and strawberry jam with cream sponge. The whisky has a sweet side too, rich toffee, honeycomb and candy floss
Finish
Very soft, this Longrow whisky doesn’t disappoint with campfire smoke and charred embers dominating the finish
Liquor
Longrow 13 2001 Springbank Society
Type
ABV
56.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Chalk. Leather. Ash. Butterscotch. Wine tannins. Intense horseradish/wasabi type spice. Orange cake.
Taste
Muddy, vegetal peat. Big dry white wine notes here. Dry stone fruits. Candied citrus. Caramel pudding.
Finish
Long. Slightly lemony. Muted but present peat. Warm wine. Hints of horseradish/wasabi. Tobacco.
Liquor
Longrow 13 Springbank Society
Type
ABV
56.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Chalk. Leather. Ash. Butterscotch. Wine tannins. Intense horseradish/wasabi type spice. Orange cake.
Taste
Muddy, vegetal peat. Big dry white wine notes here. Dry stone fruits. Candied citrus. Caramel pudding.
Finish
Long. Slightly lemony. Muted but present peat. Warm wine. Hints of horseradish/wasabi. Tobacco.
Liquor
Longrow 13, MacMhuirich, Currie & Wilkinson
Type
ABV
57.1%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Peaty, rooty, oaky, with some vanilla, sea tang, peat smoke, roots and salt.
Taste
Oaky, smoky, peaty, oak spices, some lemon and old wood.
Finish
The finish is medium to long, oaky, smoky, and slightly peaty, on vanilla, sea tang, oak spices and peat smoke.
Nose
Iodine tincture and adhesive plaster. Orange liqueur, BBQ, copper coins, earth. Peat and smoke.
Taste
Big dose of peat and medicines. Bittersweet citruses. Cough syrup. Pepper. Honey.
Finish
Medium length, smoky and fruity.