Longrow 1987 Samaroli Cask #116 Bottled 2007

Longrow CV

I would make room for this malt in my whiskey time capsule easy! If you have necer had Longrow before, this is the one to start with. It is an ambassador for the Cambletown (what's left of it) region that represents itsself with style, finess and power. A peaty, briny beauty of a malt, that is surprising in its complexity and a real revelation for...

Score 90/100

Longrow Peated

As it stands currently the standard line up of Longrow consist of the NAS Heavily Peated, an 18 yr old & a 21yr old. Now this NAS version came out sometime in 2011-2012, it is said to have replaced the Longrow CV which was also NAS and purported to contain a vatting of different ages and cask types, (bourbon, refill, sherry, port & rum) as...

Score 87/100

Longrow CV

Longrow is the heavily peated whisky from the Springbank distillery on Mull of Kintyre. This Longrow CV has no age statement, but apparently consists of 3 types of whisky: a 6 year old bourbon cask, a 10 year old port and rum cask and a 14 year old sherry cask. The CV is rumoured to stand for Curriculum Vitae (although Springbank’s Jenny told us...

Score 86/100

Longrow Tasting Room

Just like Hazelburn, Longrow is not a distillery, but a single malt that is produced at Springbank. In the Tasting Room at the distillery, you can fill your own bottle from a cask that is available to the visitors. Longrow is the peated version of Springbank (sort of). This Longrow is 12 years old. The first whiff that hits me on the nose is one...

Score 84/100