Color: Light amber, yellow gold color with oily, very slow and thick legs.
Nose: Plastic squeeze bottles, bruised raspberries and hibiscus tea. Pebbles, wet wool and moldy basement smell. Bunsen burner and rubber garden hose. It noses like a Port finish whisky actually`... Red currants, black cherry soda and four fruits jam. After adding a few drops of water peat gets a little more stage time: Clear plastic tarps, bonfire on the beach and wet sand. Sour cherry juice, candle wax and just a hint of sulphur.
Palate: The bonfire on the beach theme continues on the palate: Consumed charcoal, hot ashes and grilled banana peppers. Brown bits in the skillet, warm honey and dried apricots. A few drops of water add sweeter notes such as cream puffs and raspberry jam. Lightly roasted coffee beans and dark chocolate, pipe tobacco and vintage Port.
Finish: Long with hot paprika, black pepper, dry soot and thickened honey. Old buckskin shirts...
Overall: It's simply delicious... It is juicy, fruity and peppery with red fruits, sweet dairy notes, grilled peppers and tobacco. It's mouthwatering and also incredibly easy to drink even at cask strength. I also want to say that I really love the plastic notes of Longrow in general both on the nose and palate... Only other distillery I get similar notes from is Bowmore. Again it is a great bottling from the Society with a hard to believe price tag. I know that this bottle won't last nearly long enough in this household...
Price: £55
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