Longrow Red 11 Year Australian Shiraz Cask

Longrow is a heavily-peated, double-distilled single malt from the Springbank Distillery in Campbeltown. The distillery produces three labels (Hazelburn, Springbank, & Longrow) with varying peat levels and varying methods of distillation. Known for its experimentation with casks, Springbank produces the Longrow Red annually, toying with a new type of wine cask. Initially aged for six years in refill bourbon casks, this edition employs an Australian ex-shiraz ("syrah" for those of us on the right side of the world) cask for a secondary maturation of five years. Only 9,000 bottles were produced, bottled at the casks' strength of 53.7% ABV. As with all Springbank whiskies, this malt is non-chill filtered, and contains no added coloring.