A 13 Year Old Campbeltown Single Malt from the Springbank distillery, released under the Longrow name and under the 'Red' series.
This stunning Longrow spent 12 years in Bourbon casks and then finished for a further 15 months in fresh Mabec wine barriques from the De Toren Private Cellar in Stellenbosch South Africa.
Bottled at cask strength 51.3% ABV, only a limited amount of 9,000 bottles have been released worldwide.
Limited to 1 per customer.
Nose: A coastal effect kicks things off with sea salt and a fresh breeze. Fruit from sweet cocktail cherries, blackberries and red currants then appear before a faint and subtle note of cigar boxes and tobacco comes through and rounds the nose off.
Palate: Fruit continues with rhubarb crumble, stewed apples and juicy plums. A very soft and delicate touch of peat follows with more coastal sea salt notes.
Finish: Red wine tannins dominate, combined with campfire smoke and the ever present fruit notes of prunes and cherries.