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29th January 2013 |
Springbank
release Longrow Rundlets & Kilderkins.
 Here is an
interesting new release from the Springbank distillery
which I think could be worth watching
for; the Longrow 11
Year Old Rundlets & Kilderkins. As you
may already know Longrow malt whisky is
produced at the Springbank distillery
Campbeltown but Longrow is a very different
malt to Springbank due to its different
production methods. Unlike Springbank,
Longrow malt is 100% dried above a peat
fire, giving it a stronger peatier
taste. Also Longrow is double distilled
unlike Springbank which is distilled 2.5
times.
This release follows on from the earlier
release of Springbank Rundlets &
Kilderkins which was an experiment by
Springbank that turned out very well and
the whisky was very popular and highly
rated by whisky drinkers including
myself.
Rundlets and Kilderkins is a strange
name for a whisky which many of you may
not be familiar with, it is the name of
the small 60 litre and 80 litre casks
that were commonly used in the 17th and
18th century. You could say they are
similar to the Quarter Casks Laphroaig
uses and like the quarter casks the
small
Rundlets and Kilderkins were often used
for smuggling whisky and as Cambeltown
was a whisky smuggling centre back in
the 17th and 18th century thes casks
would have been very common.
These small casks are not not just good
for smuggling, they also have there own
influence on the whisky they hold. Using the small Rundlets
and Kilderkins casks to mature the
whisky means the maturing whisky has a
lot of contact with the wood which
speeds up maturation.
Longrow 11 Year Old Rundlets &
Kilderkins was distilled November 2001
and bottled January 2013 at 57.1% abv
and is a limited edition of 9000
bottles. Priced around £59 and it should
be available in specialist whisky shops
now.
Longrow 11 Year Old Rundlets
& Kilderkins is now available to
buy from
The Whisky Exchange
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Longrow 11 Year Old Rundlets & Kilderkins
Tasting Notes
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Colour:
Deep amber.
Nose: Smoke is easy to identify from the beginning and is
soon joined with medicinal notes and
subtle burning embers. On returning to
nose, sweetness such as toffee apple is
more pronounced.
Taste: Both peat and smoke are detected yet it is
simultaneously sweet, particularly
toffee and fudge. This is followed with
the taste of liquorice. Rich and oily
from its maturation in small casks, it
gives an impression of being older than
its 11 years.
Finish: Long, smooth and sweet. Slow and lingering hint of
peat with peat reaching a crescendo with
a strong peaty aftertaste.
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Where To Buy Longrow Whisky Online
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of specialist Whisky shops who delivers
to you:
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