Springbank Longrow 2015 Cask #Rotation 8

This official Longrow single malt matured to 9 year old from 2015, drawn from cask Rotation 8 and bottled at 56.3%. Springbank has distilled in Campbeltown since 1828, one of the last working distilleries of old Campbeltown. The cult around Springbank has made it one of the most collected of all malts.

It was double distilled from heavily peated, floor malted barley, then condensed through worm tubs. It rested in ex-Bourbon oak, the wood adding a light honeyed sweetness. Younger here, it keeps a vigorous, briny freshness over the oily body. Sea air works into the warehouses, lending a saline thread as the whisky breathes. 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 a full 56.3% it is bold and oily. A tarry, maritime smoke are layered with vanilla, honey and coconut. A coastal salt and an orchard fruit lift it. It finishes deep, complex and maritime. This is a smoky, maritime Campbeltown single malt.