Review #249: Longrow 15 Single Sherry Cask

Campbeltown - 15- NCF - NCA - $90 - 51.4%

Longrow is one of three lines of scotch that Springbank produces.  Longrow is their heavily peated line.   I don't have a whole lot of info on this cask so on to the tasting.  

Color - Tawny

Nose -  Prunes, vanilla, christmas cakes, malt, saline, fabric softener 

Palate - Raisins, baking spice, chocolate, stewed fruit, sticky toffee pudding

Finish - Long - Caramel, chocolate, pepper, 

Overall - 6 - This is not what I expected.  It is all sherry, no funk, no peat.  It is pretty enjoyable, chocolaty, chewy.  If I bought a bottle for peat and funk married with sherry, I would be pretty disappointed.  I liked the dram, found it delicious, but probably would not pick up a bottle. 

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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 I really enjoyed but it will never be priced at where I would buy a bottle

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 0.92

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.16