Category Archives: Longrow
Longrow 11yo, Refill Re-charred Sherry Butts, 56.9% – Springbank Society
This bottle was the first one I emptied this year. Of course, it’s only been a week, but still. This also means I’ve not done anything on this blog that has been a staple since the beginning, with end-of-year lists … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Campbeltown, Longrow, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Springbank Society
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Longrow 18, 1999-2018, 52.9% – OB from the Cage
Longrow, the ‘peated-to-Islay-levels’ version of Springbank with a slightly shorter distillation regime, is one of their three brands. With it being a Springbank whisky, it means they have cage bottles available at the shop in Campbeltown. When I was there … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Distillery Only, Hazelburn, Longrow, Springbank, The Cage
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Longrow 2001-2016, 14yo, Fresh Sherry Butt, 53.2% – Springbank Society
It’s not very often that I go through my own bottles at a rapid pace. But somehow, with sherry casks from the Springbank Society that never seems to be a huge problem. In this case it only took a while … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001, Campbeltown, Longrow, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Springbank Society
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Longrow 2001-2015, 13yo, Chardonnay Cask, 56.7% – Springbank Society
I’ve been a member for the Springbank Society for about seven or eight years now, and while I did miss out on some bottles, most of them have found their way to my shelf. Most of them have also been … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001, Bottle Share, Campbeltown, Cask Strength, Chardonnay cask, Longrow, Springbank, Springbank Society, Wine cask
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Longrow 21, 46% – OB for the Springbank Open Day 2016
When this one was announced, I got all giddy on the inside. That was slightly lessened by the price of a bottle, but I still was enthusiastic about it. A 21 year old Longrow. There’s only ever been one Longrow … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Longrow, Open Day, Single Cask, Springbank, Springbank Open Day
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My favorite whiskies of 2014
I started doing my end-of-year lists yesterday with the music one. I love doing that since it makes me reconsider what I’m listening to for a large part of every day, and everybody else does their lists first so I get … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Arran, Benromach, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Compass Box, Glen Grant, Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Macallan, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Springbank
Tagged Arran, Asta Morris, Benromach, Bowmore, Campbeltown, Clynelish, Compass Box, Darkness!, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King St., Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Longrow Red, Macallan, Masterpieces, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Port Cask, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Signatory, SMWS, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Wealth Solutions
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Port & Peat bottle share wrap-up
The only thing I’ve got to do with the Bottle share whiskies of the Port & Peat theme I recently bought, sampled, handed over and tasted is decide which one is my favorite and finish the bottles (read: my own samples). … Continue reading
Posted in BenRiach, Kilchoman, Longrow, Talisker
Tagged BenRiach, Bottle Share, Campbeltown, Carbost, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Kilchoman, Longrow, Port & Peat, Solstice, Speyside, Springbank, Talisker
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Longrow Red 2014, Fresh Port Casks, 51.8%
As said in a previous post, I’m kind of enamoured with peated whisky from a port cask. Whether it’s a finish or a maturation doesn’t really matter to me, as long as the cask doesn’t fully overpower the whisky. How much … Continue reading
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Tagged Bottle Share, Campbeltown, Longrow, Port & Peat, Port Cask, Springbank
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