Springbank Longrow 14 Years Old

An official Longrow single malt, aged 14 year old and bottled at 56.2%. In Mitchell family hands since 1828, Springbank is one of only three distilleries left in Campbeltown. Concerto barley is malted on the floors and kilned in the distillery's own kiln.

The spirit was made by double distillation of heavily peated Campbeltown malt, then cooled slowly in worm tubs. A refill American oak cask held it, keeping the distillery character to the fore. Past a decade the oily spirit deepens, fruit and salt knitting with the oak. The oily, robust make carries cask flavour while holding its own character. Kintyre's damp, mild climate suits a long and gentle maturation. The old town of Campbeltown once rivalled Speyside as Scotland's whisky heart. Quality and tradition, not volume, have always been the watchwords here. The spirit is filled to cask and matured within the distillery walls.

At 56.2%, undiluted, it is deep and powerful. Creamy vanilla and oak sweetness meets a robust peat reek over brine. The texture is rich and oily, the salt threaded through. Salt and oily fruit see out a long finish. This is Springbank's heavily peated Longrow.