Longrow 18yo comparison between 2013 (WID: 43388), 2015 (WID: 69018), 2018 (WID: 111830)

They are clearly different from each other.

The 2013 is clearly the most idiosyncratic. It has notes that remind me of lemon balm sweets, maybe some lemon detergent and herbal tea with sugar candy. The sherry is more yellow-fruity and sour. Mineral notes. The smoke is reminiscent of a glowing candle wick. The mouthfeel is somewhat similar to wine.

The 2015 is much more balanced. The citrus fruits are now candied. Here too, the fruits of the sherry are more yellow, but they appear fuller and fuller than in the 2013 season. In addition beautiful caramel notes and herbal sweets. The smoke is rather subtle and sweet. Finally, beautiful oak and spices

The 2018 is overall much darker in character. The color also suggests. The fruits are no longer yellow here, but rather dark and tart. Then tobacco and leather. The wood notes present themselves more in the form of tree bark. The smoke is also a bit stronger and spicy here. In the end, musty notes, cold smoke and chocolate.

The 2013 is somehow not so me. Certainly has funny notes in it, but I don't seem to like the way they interact.
I think the 2015 is really delicious, everything looks nice and homogeneous without being boring. Enough character and still elegant.
The 2018 has the clearest sherry influence. But it is certainly not overloaded. That leaves enough room for the longrow. It also tastes good to me.

In a direct comparison, I like the 2015 best. Just before the 2018. I don't really like 2013.

Nose: Unveiled a pot of pickled fresh, sour bamboo shoots, bacon, green apple pie, white rum, lemon juice ... it seems to be close to a glass of daiquiri again, the peat is like the band Bass-A thick background is added to all sounds, which is reassuring.

Palate: peat, almond paste, dough, seaweed, maltose, vanilla, marble cheese, cigar ash.

Balance, Body: Moderately heavy wine, with a high degree of fat, excellent balance, and a greatly improved ease of drinking.

Finish: Medium length. Pepper water, cinder, melon, maltose, oak barrels.

Longrow 18 2018,

My story with Longrow started with you. Naive as I am, I trusted the labels announcing that you were the heavily peated version of Springbank.
Does this mean that Springbank has no peat at all and that Hazelburn contains negative rates?
You are also smoked as one of these ashtrays present on school buses when I was young, but today. You only carry a vague trace of these cigarette butts at most.
Once this "disappointment" has passed, you have more than one asset in your bag, or rather in your cheap box. You are probably the most expensive whisky to dare to display ragged clothes. If you weren't so good in the end, I would almost be ashamed to ask you in my collection.
But yes, with a drop of water and 20 minutes of waiting, you are good as a successful dessert. An egg cream, a clafoutis ... you are a delicacy to reserve for lovers of good things that make fun of appearances.