51,6°
Distillery : Springbank - Campbeltown
Bourbon and Sherry Casks, Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Finish
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2020
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 55 ppm
This is my third try in the Red range, which includes products first matured in Bourbon barrels and then finished in red wine casks. Here, it's a bit special, they didn't just use Bourbon casks, but also Sherry casks, and this maturation lasted 10 years before finishing for 3 years in Cabernet Sauvignon casks from Chile, an estate called La Bodega Mont Gras Intriga Estate, located at the foot of the Andes Cordillera. 9,000 bottles went on sale in early 2020.
Let's Taste It :
Solid and full-bodied nose, structured around fine and airy vanilla, robust peat, and mouthfuls of redcurrants, fresh watermelon, blueberries and blackberries. Well-ripened quetsches, minced tobacco leaves, lime zest, spicy touches. White grapes. On the palate, red fruits dominate, meat juice, viandox, raspberry liqueur, beef jerky, chalky charcoal and powerful spices, cold ashes. Quite a long, crimson finish, like descending into a coal mine, the fruit is dry, almost hard, damp black earth, cloves, dark chocolate.
In Short,
As I've already said, I'm not a fan of this series, I find the finishes too rich, they distort the Longrow profile a little. But here, I liked the freshness of the nose, it was more redcurrants than heavy and fermented fruit. On the palate, the things I don't like so much came back, but I recognise the quality of the product, and I understand why it appeals. It's the price that's really embarrassing here, it's a good whisky, but certainly not a sublime masterpiece, and yet it's being sold at the price of an exceptional one, at some point they're going to have to calm down.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Amon Düül II - Between the Eyes
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