Neck pour - I'm already in trouble guys.
Nose - First off, it's awesome. But what is it? It's super sweet. It's that funky longrow thing but heavy on barely and some kind of wine cask, I don't know how these were matured. I'm assuming bourbon and sherry, with a healthy amount of sherry. There's a meaty yet, no meaty note. It's almost like a maple brown sugar bacon type deal, but less salty and less sugary. It smells creamy if that's even a smell.
Taste - intense for 46%, this one isn't holding back any punches with a huge and bright opening, sweet, savory, funky, weird, and oh so good. The mouthfeel on the finish is light and once the biting peat and sherry tame themselves you realize it's 46%, but it's packing plenty of flavor. I get some sulfer but it's mostly this smoked wood and then that acidic springbank bbq sauce note. Just rich full and awesome awesome stuff. And just topped off with spice and sugar cookies.
I've always found the 18 to have a wonderful flavor but sometimes come off too muted and soft. This is packing one hell of a punch.
I paid shockingly only about 150 before a pricey shipping cost but I bought in bulk so all good there. Overall, damn good whisky and I want more.
I'm simple loving this. 3.75...it's that good
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@PBMichiganWolverine I've reviewed a few here. I scored the 2019 21 below this and the 2020 the same as this. And I've given 3 different batches of the 18 the same score as this one. I do think I like the 2020 longrow 18 the best though. And I did review an 18 from this ERA and scored it the same 3.75. I might have to do a 14 vs 18 vs 21. This 14 is every bit as good as the others but it's distinctly different. More sugar cookie and funky but good sulfer with a huge mouth feel up front but kinda lacking on the finish (the other two do more there). I might order another bottle of this to be honest...maybe 2.
Not that I’ve tried it, but I’ve heard the Longrow 18 and 21 are amazing