Week 24 - Longrow C-V

To finish our tour of the Campbeltown area, we are tasting the the Longrow C-V.  This incarnation of the Longrow brand was first distilled in 1973.  The C-V  is the latest addition.   This is a double distilled entrant from the same Springbank distillery.  The barley is entirely peat dried, so it should have a  nicely smokey flavor. Follow the link from week 22 for more info.

Week 23 - Springbank C-V

Ned again, we continue to explore the Cambletown area. From the same distillery as last week, we get the Springbank CV this week. Opened in 1828, this is one of the oldest distilleries going. Dried over peat unlike the Hazelburn of last week, I hope it is enjoyed.

Week 22 - Hazelburn C-V

Ned here again for round 2.  Brother Rick did an amazing job last month, the best month so far by my take.  Will, I follow in his footsteps?  Doubt it.  Instead I plan on offering 4 malts I never tried. So this month we will sample some (3)  from Campeltown, and something else at the end.  The Campbeltown ones are all C-V style, which I think means a blend of different agings (perhaps different typtes of casks?) of the same single malt. Campbeltown is on a peninsula on the south-west side of Scotland.  It is near the island of Islay.  The Distillery is Springbank, with a web site http://www.springbankwhisky.com/  Hazelburn is a new offering from this distillery, only since 2005, and named for a now defunct Campbeltown disillery.  Unfortunately, due to health issues I am likely to only host these, not actually partake.  I will certainly try my best however.  I can always look and smell.

Ned