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Intro:
Longrow, a distilling house under the Springbank umbrella, comes to us today in the form of a 9yr sauternes cask maturation. Sauternes is a sweet, decadent, dessert wine and incredibly interesting. This should be a good pairing. Let's get to it.
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Nose:
Sweet honey, sticky toffee and coffee cake. Brown sugar, maple candies. Musty sweetness. Some fruits, but not overbearing.
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Taste:
Medium mouth feel. Mild heat. Some peat here, earthy, mineral smoke. Rich stewed fruits. Oak, pepper, ashy smoke. Jammy. Sweet, some pepper.
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Finish:
Long, rich and sweet. Stewed fruits, honey and coffee cake blends well with an earthy, mineral smoke.
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Overall:
Delightful and complex, this entry from Longrow was really a treat. Longrow spirit takes so well to wine finishes, even the younger expressions
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Score:
7
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources