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Longrow 114° Proof tasting notes
May. 30th, 2025 11:28 pmLongrow 114° Proof NAS OB 70cl 57% ABV
Batch No.1
Matured for almost 4 years in refill Bourbon casks and over 2 years in refill Pinot Noir casks
Time code 06/01/25
Color: golden.
Nose: peat, dill, smoke, rosin, iodine, marzipan, paste glue, wild strawberries, oilcloth, wax, barley, damp newspaper, cherries, rubber, wet stone, red currants. With water: more paste glue, sweet pears, ash, kumquat.
Taste: peat, smoke, cherries, strawberries, black pepper, salt, lime zest, red currants, crème brûlée, vanilla. With water: more sweetness, lemons.
Finish: peat, smoke, pepper, salt, hints of rubber, red currants, crème brûlée, lemons, wet cardboard.
Score: 8 ½. Good. +2+1+1.
Conclusion: a quirky peaty malt. Rather heavy, with too much wine influence and a bit rough overall. Almost 4 years in one cask and over 2 in another likely brings it to only 5 full years, definitely a young spirit. 84/100. In Europe it's bottled as 100° Proof (57.1%), in the US as 114° Proof (57%). Interesting for sure. Would I get it again? Probably not.
Batch No.1
Matured for almost 4 years in refill Bourbon casks and over 2 years in refill Pinot Noir casks
Time code 06/01/25
Color: golden.
Nose: peat, dill, smoke, rosin, iodine, marzipan, paste glue, wild strawberries, oilcloth, wax, barley, damp newspaper, cherries, rubber, wet stone, red currants. With water: more paste glue, sweet pears, ash, kumquat.
Taste: peat, smoke, cherries, strawberries, black pepper, salt, lime zest, red currants, crème brûlée, vanilla. With water: more sweetness, lemons.
Finish: peat, smoke, pepper, salt, hints of rubber, red currants, crème brûlée, lemons, wet cardboard.
Score: 8 ½. Good. +2+1+1.
Conclusion: a quirky peaty malt. Rather heavy, with too much wine influence and a bit rough overall. Almost 4 years in one cask and over 2 in another likely brings it to only 5 full years, definitely a young spirit. 84/100. In Europe it's bottled as 100° Proof (57.1%), in the US as 114° Proof (57%). Interesting for sure. Would I get it again? Probably not.
