Longrow Peated

For the price I think there are much better peated whiskies available thus I can only give 3 starts. This is an unmistakably young whisky, I think its a little flat on the palate, not very oily and very bright. Bright, fresh smoke, a little sour and and medicinal. I find Cambeltown (Springbank) has a lot of hype around them, but that doesn't necessarily speak for the quality. Its a decent whisky, but wouldnt pay more than £32 for it.

9th December 2021

Intense, sweet, and savoury before the long smokey finish hits. This is an excellent offering of something between Campbelltown style (Springbank 10 year) and Islay.
Thoroughly enjoyed this and highlight recommended if you can get a bottle.

15th October 2021

Deep amber in appearance, the nose on this is complex and challenging. The bonfire peat smoke hits first, although it's not as intense as many Islay malts, then the signature Campbeltown brine and salt appears in force. There's a sharp fruit note as well, grapefruit and citrus.
On the first sip this is a taste explosion. First there's an apple hit, more a dry cider type taste than sweet, then a lemon citrus. After this your mouth tingles and salivates as the peaty, meaty and savoury notes come in. It's chewy in the mouth, rich and thick. Think apple sauce and a rich BBQ salty pulled pork, burnt ends and brisket. At the same time, sweet, sour, salty and bitter.
The finish is medium, you're left with that salty, umami sensation which is very pleasant on the palette.
Adding a teaspoon of water brings out some more sweet elements on the nose - honey and barley sugar. In the mouth also it amps up the fruit and tones back the peaty/salty elements.
All in all, another winner from Springbank!

29th September 2021

Savoury, sour brine, liquorice on the nose.
Taste is tar, phenols, seaweed followed by dry woody finish.

It's not super peaty, or downright weird, like some of the Islays - it's complex, savoury, balanced and distinctively different.

It's my go too standard barer against which everything else gets measured against.

15th June 2021

Given this as Xmas pressie, love it, love it! My go to dram has been Talisker for the past 30 years, might give this another try, now and again.
I like the smokiness, floral spice and hint of seaside.

27th December 2020

Nose: Sweet beautiful peat. Somewhat nutty.

Palate: So many layers. Its creamy and that leads to fresh wood into gentle sweet peat before the pepper on the oak closes out. Wow. Wow. Wow.

After: You so want this to continue to evolve but it doesn't. There is enough but in truth it's the palate that's holding the end up. 

1st December 2020

For me the best of the best. Smoothness of the mainland with the subtle peat of the islands. An unregistered gem of the Scottish Malt Offering

13th August 2020

One of my top 5 scotches ever, primarily to it's incredible balance of sweetness with smokiness. You won't be disappointed.

22nd June 2020

Unbelievable whisky from the folks at Springbank. A little bit dusty, and really sweet on the nose with a little peat - but it's not big and medicinal like most Islay's, it's just sitting nicely in amongst everything else going on.

Longrow is salty and oily on the palate, with a hit of spice and a little bit of bitter lemon. The finish is long, liquoricey and smoky. The smoke really comes to the fore on the finish.

An absolute belter of a whisky. Buy 2 bottles whilst you can!

10th April 2020

A lovely drop of peated whisky: a touch of fire; bags of tarry flavour and opens up nicely with a drop of water.
For me, ice ruins it!
I had meant to try this for years: wish I had got around to it before! I will definitely buy again and hope to catch a Red expression at some point.

4th April 2020