On the nose, immediately, a winning combination of generous fruits and a light peat and earth, the two completions melted. After a careful examination, they are fresh fruits, such as apples and pears, whose freshness is indisputable. We also have a slight bitter - and pleasant - note evoking coffee, and also malt. On the palate, with a very smooth touch of mouth, very nice balance of sweet spices, fruits, malt and also a sweet note, all complemented by a small note of earthy peat on the tongue. I think I detect this "Cambeltown style" that I loved in the Kilkerran, but without being able to put more precise words that would help you to define it. I read afterwards a lot of comments on the supposed saline side of this dram, but this feeling did not appear to me blatantly during the tasting. Vinous notes (red wine) in the finale, very enveloping at first, then it evolves in length (very large for the rest) to give something a little mineral that I did not like. This is the only mini-reproach I can make this beautiful whisky, which I did not see fit to add water because I was convinced he was titrating at 43 ° during my tasting, it is to say if the alcohol is well integrated.

Enthusiasm 4/5

Colour: Gold.
Nose: Meaty, peaty, smoky farmy, clean, slightly maritime, some
geranium, camphor and ashes.
Taste: Salty to very salty, maritime, peaty,
smoky, slightly meaty, with some cold ashes, on liquorice sweets and coconut
(pina colada). Rather clean. The finish is long, dry, peaty to very peaty,
smoky, on liquorice, with some seaweed and cold ashes.
General Impression: A
very good Longrow, mainly from 2nd and 3rd fill sherry casks, sharing several
similarities to the Longrows distilled in 1987, although slightly rounder and
more on liquorice.
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http://smad.se/provningar/Provning%2088%20Springbank%20med%20Frank%20McHardy.html Test 088: Springbank with Frank McHardy - 990306
The whisky tested: Glass 1 Hazelburn 8yo 46% OB 0 points
Glass 2 Cambeltown Loch 30yo 40% 4 points
Glass 3 Kilkerran fat sample 2004 48% A work in progress 0 points
Glass 4 Springbank Local Barley 1966/1999, 56.9% OB Cask 1966/491 41 points
Glass 5 Springbank Local Barley 1965/2001, 52.4% OB Cask 1965/9 14 points
Glass 6 Hazelburn Brewing & Jahnel 59.2% 3 points
Glass 7 Springbank 18yo 46% OB 7 points
Glass 8 Spring Bank 1997 Batch 1 OB 55.2% 3 points
Glass 9 Longrow 18yo 46% OB 7 points
Glass 10 Longrow Gaja Barolo 7yo 55,8% OB 2 points
Testimonials Per Eriksson Longrow 18yo 46% OB
Scent: Light smoke, salted, fruits, sweetie, candy, vanilla, a little barrel
Taste: Smoke, sweetness, vanilla, fruits, honey
Aftertaste: Smoked, salty, fruity, tall
Score: 86 Testimonials Bernt Sjödin Longrow 18yo, 46%
Color: Gold-colored
Scent: Smoky, vanilla tones
Taste: Smoky, fatty, salty, smoke growing, sweet food
Aftertaste: Long with fruity smokers, sweet mats, olorosotones
Score: 91