Longrow Red 11YO Cabernet 55.9%

The latest release in the Longrow Red Series.

Casks - 9 years Bourbon - 2 Years Cabernet Franc Barriques
One of 9000 bottles available.

Nose: Initially there’s peat, peat and more peat. After leaving this to aerate red wine notes appear, as well as the sweetness of marzipan, toffee, raspberry jam and eton mess.
Palate: The peat remains as does the sweet taste of caramelised sugar and toffee apples. This is balanced by the contrasting fruity flavours of stewed rhubarb and crisp, juicy red apples from the red wine casks. There’s also a rich buttery biscuit flavour on the palate.
Finish: To finish, there are lovely long sooty smoky burnt embers. This is accompanied by some dry oak vanilla tannins and phenolic antiseptic notes return to say adieu.

Distilled and bottled by J and A Mitchell at Springbank Distillery.