Longrow 1993

700ml / 46%

Single Malt

$392

A Campbeltown malt, Longrow, a 10 year old, from 1993 from the distillery, at 46%. Tarry and briny, showing dense peat, salt and oily smoke and coconut, vanilla and honey. The peated face of Campbeltown. The most traditional distillery in Scotch. Robust, briny and smoky. From J and A Mitchell, since 1828. Oily smoke and sea salt.

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SKU SPB101 Categories Campbeltown, Scottish Whisky, Springbank, Whiskey Brand: Springbank

Description

An official Longrow single malt matured to 10 year old from 1993 and bottled at 46%. Springbank has distilled in Campbeltown since 1828, a cult Campbeltown distillery with a devoted following. Water comes from Crosshill Loch, the barley malted on the distillery's own floors.

It was given Longrow's double distillation of heavily peated barley, and worm tub cooled in the old way. Ex-Bourbon casks held the spirit, soft oak that lets the make lead. At this age the spirit is vivid and oily, the fruit and salt to the fore. The cool, damp Campbeltown air by the sea gives a slow, even maturation. The maritime warehouses by the sea lend the malt its briny, oily depth. A 1940s Porteus mill and an open iron mash tun are part of the old setup. The Mitchell family has held the distillery for five generations. The town and the sea run through every cask of the make. The sea loch at the foot of the town shapes the coastal character of the malt.

Bottled at 46%, it is rounded. A tarry, maritime smoke ride on a vanilla and toffee sweetness. The mouthfeel is oily, the fruit carried on a salty body. The finish runs deep, briny and warm. This is Longrow, the heavily peated Campbeltown malt.