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Longrow 10 Years Old Tokaji

Release: Unspecified
Style: Single Malt
Age: 10 Years
Alcohol: 55.6% abv.
Region: Scotland, Campbeltown
Bottled For: Distillery

Tokaji is a sweet Hungarian wine, Longrow is heavily peated, double-distilled Springbank. Limited to 2440 bottles.

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Springbank 10 Year Old

Release: Unspecified
Style: Single Malt
Age: 10 Years
Alcohol: 46% abv.
Region: Scotland, Campbeltown
Bottled For: Distillery

The 10 Year Old is the perfect introduction to the Springbank range. Whilst bourbon casks are mainly used for maturation, allowing the distillery character to shine through, a number of sherry casks are also used for added body. The light colour of this malt belies the richness of its character. Whilst the nose suggests a wide range of aromas, from citrus fruits to pears and a hint of peat, the palate excites even further with a touch of smoke, vanilla essence, nutmeg, cinnamon and the salty tang we have come to expect from Springbank. Complexity is the key word here yet it remains perfectly balanced from first sip to the full, rich finish.

The third single malt produced at Springbank Distillery, Hazelburn is unpeated and triple distilled.

The malt for Longrow is dried entirely over a peat fire and the spirit is double-distilled in the traditional Scottish style.

Springbank malt aged 10 years in Bourbon refills and bottled at 57%

As the eye takes in the dark, russet colour of the 15 Year Old, the nose anticipates the rich sweet smell of the sherry casks used to mature this old style Springbank. The anticipation is rewarded as you pull the stopper and the sherry aromas drift out. However, the sweet nose on this dram only begins to suggest the full range of flavours which emerge on the palate; dark chocolate, figs, marzipan, brazil nuts and vanilla all mingle to DRAMatic effect! A truly classic Springbank that is perhaps best enjoyed after-dinner or with your favourite cigar.

Springbank malt aged 7 years in a Bourbon refill, then two years in Marsala wood.