Longrow is essentially a more peated version of Springbank, and lovers of Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Talisker, or Ardbeg will find this whisky very compelling. Longrow was produced in 1974 using the distillery's own malt and different ages of the 1974 vintage have been released, the most recent being a very limited 19 year old. They, too, have varied slightly from one bottling to the next. Look for them around the turn of the century. When the distillery re-introduced its floor maltings in the early 1990s, Longrow was the first of the whiskies produced.
Patience is a virtue, they say.
Looking back on my visit to Campbeltown, two things are certain. The first, I enjoyed my time spent in Campbeltown and look forward to a return visit. The second, despite the weather, I was never cold. No doubt the warmth of the whisky and the people had something to do with it. Copyright 1995, Malt Advocate.