Richard-ModernDrinking
Longrow Red 11 Year Pinot Noir Cask Matured
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed
March 30, 2020 (edited July 6, 2020)
After my complimentary comments about the new Ardbeg Blaaack, @ScotchingHard mentioned how much he had enjoyed this other Pinot Noir cask peat bomb, which I recalled I had a sample of. Duly tasted, I can report that this is indeed a good comparator. As with the Ardbeg, the Longrow spirit is enhanced with just a touch of jammy sweetness, integrated seamlessly. The Longrow has a lovely oily mouthfeel, but in general I prefer Ardbeg's earthy peat to Longrow's more aggressive pepper, which is particularly prickly on the finish here. I also found my sample of the Ardbeg had just a touch more of the blackcurrant jam than I tasted here, and was a little better for it. Still, one of the best of the Longrow Reds, and another sign that Pinot Noir plays well with peat when it comes to red wine cask maturations.
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@Richard-ModernDrinking Yes, you're right. I looked up Longrow Red in my cellar diary but I forgot that the 12 year old is the only one I don't own. I should have double checked on Whiskybase.
@cascode There’s a separate listing for a 12-year version on Distiller
@PBMichiganWolverine No. The most recent is a 13 year old finished in cabernet sauvignon casks. This was from 2019, and is the only pinot noir finish in the Longrow Red series.
I really liked this one. I still have an unopened backup bottle. If Blaaack is even better, I may be buying a backup for that too.
@PBMichiganWolverine No, it’s an old one, not sure when it was released. All ok here for now, thanks for asking, though there’s more nuance to that statement than I can share here. Hope all good with you. We’ll get together to drink anything that’s left once we’re through this!
Is this that new Longrow ? On an unrelated note—-how you holding up otherwise ?