Just over 1 week until the festival, how has that happened?

I’m sure I’ll be speaking to quite a few of you over that week, that’s the best part of the festival for me – meeting the faces to all your email addresses.

But before all that, I am delighted to be writing to tell you all about a couple of releases from Springbank Distillery.

We’ll start with the Longrow…. 

Longrow Red: 13yo Malbec (51.3%) 

This Longrow Red spent 12 years in Bourbon Casks and 15 months in Malbec Casks and there are approximately 9000 bottles available worldwide. 

Nose: A very coastal beginning; sea salt with a fresh breeze, then becomes fruity; sweet cocktail cherries, blackberries and red currants. A faint and subtle note of cigar boxes and tobacco comes through.

Palate: The fruitiness continues with rhubarb crumble, stewed apples and juicy plums. Current ham follows with a very soft and delicate touch of peat with more coastal sea salt notes.

Finish: Red wine tannins dominate, combined with smouldering campfire smoke and the ver present fresh fruit notes of prunes and cherries. 

The RRP is around £55.00 and the Society discount is applicable so you guys can get 10% off the price when you buy a bottle at one of our Cadenhead shops (at the shops’ discretion).

Longrow Red 13yo Malbec is available in the Campbeltown Cadenhead shop from today and the rest of the UK this week. Other markets will vary throughout the coming weeks – please contact your local retailers and stockists for more information, details of which can be found on then Springbank website. 

Need to know

This is not a Society bottle.

This is considered a core product and as such the Society discount does apply.

I will not be taking orders for this bottle as I am not aware of any shop’s stock or allocation.

Springbank 21yo (46%) 

Our newest 21yo was matured in Bourbon, Sherry, Port and Rum casks and there are approximately 3,800 bottles available worldwide. 

Nose; Sweet with coastal undertones while the rum cask influence introduces dried tropical fruit including banana, coconut shavings and Demerara sugar.  

Palate; Gentle and refined; Molasses and apricots combine well with cured meats, tobacco leaf and old leather. 

Finish; The long gentle finish reveals Caribbean jerk seasoning with cayenne pepper, cinnamon and black peppercorn present against a background of soft smoky embers. 

The RRP for this one is £186.00 and, in keeping with what has happened in previous years, there will be a £10.00 discount for members meaning you will pay £176.00.

Springbank 21yo is available in the Campbeltown Cadenhead shop from today and the rest of the UK this week. Other markets will vary throughout the coming weeks – please contact your local retailers and stockists for more information, details of whom can be found by visiting www.springbankwhisky.com/distributors. 

Need to Know

This is not a Society bottle.

There will a £10.00 discount for Society members.

I will not be taking orders for this bottle as I am not aware of any shop’s stock or allocation. 

Bottle shots for both products are attached, I suspect you will want a little glimpse.

Once again, these bottlings are available in the Campbeltown Cadenhead shop from today and the rest of the UK this week. Other markets will vary throughout the coming weeks – please contact your local retailers and stockists for more information, details of whom can be found by visiting www.springbankwhisky.com/distributors. 

And lastly, in addition to the Springbank Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, I am pleased to say that Springbank Distillery is now on WeChat.

Name: Springbank Distillers

WeChat ID: SpringbankWhisky 

Hope to speak to a few of you on WeChat! 

Until next time,

Slainte  

Nathan 

Nathan Currie

For the Springbank Society