Nose - oily peat, honey, flint, rhubarb, grape juice, raspberry, fig, boozy chocolate, prepared caramel, vanilla cream, lemon, orange, cinnamon, moderate to high ethanol burn. Taste - oily peat, lemon pith, orange, cherry, raspberry, caramel, brine, apple skin, vanilla, sweet floral notes, flint, dry oak, clove, moderate alcohol bite, finishing medium length with bitter citrus, red fruit, and oily peat flavors. Next up in the Longrow family is this 10 Year Refill Malbec Red release. The whisky spends seven years in bourbon barrels before being finished in refill Malbec casks for an additional three years. Let’s dive in. The nose is bright and juicy with fresh red fruits and tart rhurbarb aromas. There’s a creamy quality to it with vanilla, honey, and sour citrus rounding out a nice bouquet. The palate is bursting with juicy red fruit and pithy citrus. The presence of a brine flavor creates a mouthwatering, thirst quenching quality. From what I read, this may not be one of the better Red releases, but I think it’s really good. While there is some marked youth that detracts from the experience, I would rank this marginally better than the standard Peated offering. Unfortunately at north of $150 around here and double the Peated price, there’s not much value to be found.