Longrow Peated

甘さとスモーキーがバランス取れている。そのふたつが両立しているのが特徴だが、逆にいうと突出していない。

Nice but simple Springbank-y packaging. Rose gold foil lettering is unique but undermined by generic eggshell white sticker labels. Simple by design, but parchment labels would have added authenticity and a tactile elegance. Medium straw with an orange tinge. Thinner body but just on the proper side of watery. Floral smoke dominates the nose. Bright and fresh. Heather. A touch of proof spice. Asian pear and a smidge of jasmine. Smoke is clean and elegant. Beechwood, or maybe alder. A thread of rose water. After an initial, gently sweet, floral+tropical lychee, the peat arrives and a saccharine smoke crashes the palate. Creamy vanilla custard, but tangy. After, the flavor settles into an extended salted caramel apple. Overly toasted pie crust rounds things out and loops back to the lingering smoke. Really nice whisky and well executed, but rarity drives the price point - IMO equivalent exoeriences are available on the shelf right now at $70… instead of rarely available and $100+.