Review #125: Longrow 15 Chardonnay

Longrow 15 Chardonnay

Cambeltown - 15 years old - NCF - NCA - Sample ($150 at the local) - 55.6%

This spend 9 years in ex-bourbon and 6 in ex-Chardonnay.

Color - Deep Copper

Nose - Grapefruit, tart apples, vanilla, honey, air freshener, marshmallow, cat pee sharpness (not astringent)

Taste - White fruit, toffee, spotted dick with treacle

Finish - Medium - Tart apples,toffee, spice, a touch of funk, green grapes

Overall - 5.5 - This is a dram I needed to spend more time with. It had a lot going on but I didn't have enough to pick it all out. It was a very tart scotch, so if that is your thing, I would give this a shot. Having said that, I don't think that it was enjoyable enough to be worth its price.

Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale

5.5 Solid Dram, but they probably wouldn't discount enough to buy

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Standard Deviation 0.89

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.16