Tasting Notes by Brand: Longrow

Rating 8/ 10
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Longrow Online Tasting Week 2021 17 Year 50.5%

Nose: Fresh pineapple and a bright honeycrisp apple. Honeybaked ham, asparagus, fennel, calvastrano olives, and lemon pine sol. Pineapple upside down cake on revisit.

Palate: Julie’s aunt Claire’s lemon bars if she added a single drop of liquid smoke into the curd. Grilled pineapple. Fennel powers the finish, paired with an animal cracker.

Rating: 8 / 10 – This is just down right yum. It is super well integrated and I love pineapple vibe on peated whisky. It doesn’t have the complexity of most of my 8s, but it’s just so fun to drink.

Rating 5/ 10
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Longrow 17 Year 2002 / 2019 Single cask fresh Sherry 49.7%

Nose: Oddly dusty, leaning into tannins and berries. Rachel found it presented as a wine influence. Geraniums. Dandelion and burdock (tom). Stale almond roca from last xmas, old mint in the fridge that lost its edge.

Palate: A surprisingly thin palate. Wintergreen mint. crystalized ginger & vanilla. white pepper, szechuan pepper on duck.

Rating: 5 (Rohan & Rich & Shane) 6 (Tom) / 10 – The notes are decent but they don’t actually make a well written song. I enjoyed it but expected more.