Rare and selected Longrow Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Longrow from Springbank Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky is strong peat (55 ppm phenol), double distilled and reminds of the whiskies of Isle of Islay. The distillation was first started in 1973 and the first Longrow Single Malt was released in 1985. The Longrow Peated Campbeltown Whisky was produced only once a year at first, which today contributes to the fact that the bottlings are difficult to find and especially old whiskies as well as the few single cask bottlings on the market today are among the special rarities among collectors and connoisseurs.
The distillery was founded in 1824 by John Beith and Co. on the homonymous street in Campbeltown. Besides Dalaruan, Lochhead and Meadowburn, it was the fourth distillery to be licensed in Campbeltown this year. In 1852 it came into the possession of John Ross, first as a partner alongside John Beith, later as John Ross Co. who led it until his death in 1886. William and James Greenlees took over the business and led it to its closure in 1896. The distillery was located on Wells Close between Glebe Street and Longrow, directly bordered by the Springbank distillery. Individual buildings have been preserved to this day and are used by Springbank for bottling, for example.
The range of Longrow whiskies available today is mostly between 9-11 years old and comes mainly from re-filled bourbon barrels, sherry and rum cask bottlings are rather rare and in the meantime there are also some experimental whiskies with a finish in different wine casks. The Longrow Peated Single Malt is bottled in its natural form, the whiskies are not coloured and not chill-filtered to underline the high standards of origin and quality.
Many of the Longrow Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whiskys have won several awards in recent years for their exceptional quality, received 96 out of 100 points from Wine Enthusiast and is a specialty for connoisseurs of first-class Scotch whiskies.
In our whiskyshop you will find selected Longrow Vintage Scotch whiskies and rare single cask bottlings, which are almost not available today.
