Longrow has become one of my favorite whiskies. Actually, most single malts from the Springbank distillery are really good spirits. I have had a couple Longrows before and both were outstanding, that is why i looked for the high end one, the 21 year old. Bottled at 46%abv, burnished gold color. On the nose, this is one of the most complex whiskies i have ever had; everything was here, everything really. Beautiful grapes, grapefruit, apples. There is a ghostly minty peat surrounding everything. Pineapple juice. Beautifuly fresh. After 5 minutes it released a freshly cut orange, red fruits and slight coconut. Now i have lemon. All the fruits are here. I feel a caramel also present, super complex. After the first sip, a peat profile rised. Mint, herbal, toffee. After a couple more sips, there is a mixture of vanilla and pepper. The palate of this dram is so complex, that you seem to find more notes with every sip. Pepper mixed with caramel. A sulphuric, earthy peat. Powerful on the palate, pineapple, vanilla. A second sip gave me caramel, salt, gunpowder. More sips revealed oranges, dim red fruits, salt. Much more fruity. Toffee also present, mixed with pineapple. Aftertaste was more straightforward, medium long but very rewarding. Ashy finish, ginger. Sulphuric; Elegant yet peaty and powerful. Overall, this is a lovely dram, very balanced, super elegant, very complex: peaty, fruity, sweet, salty, everything is in here. Really incredible. A full bottle is not cheap, but for $280-300 you are getting your money's worth. A spectacular single malt, fully recommended. My score is 98 over 100. Slàinte Mhath.