Longrow 1973 Samaroli 16 Year Old

First distilled in 1973, Longrow is the peated single malt produced at Springbank distillery. Although very popular, Longrow remains an elusive whisky, with only 100-150 casks of it filled at the distillery each year. Early champions of this spirit included the legendary Italian bottler, Silvano Samaroli, who bought and bottled a number of famous casks from the inaugural vintage, and is credited by many with a good deal of the brand's success. It remains revered by connoisseurs to this day.

This Longrow was distilled in 1973 and matured for 16 years. It was bottled by Samaroli in the late 1980s.

Samaroli are perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), founder Silvano Samaroli is regarded by many as a visionary. Since his passing in 2017, the company has been run by his friend Antonio Bleve, who continues his tradition of high quality releases. Many of Silvano’s early bottlings occupy deserved spots on the pantheon of all-time whisky greats.

Silvano Samaroli was an early champion of the peated single malt from Springbank distillery, and its surging popularity since his earliest bottlings in the mid-1980s is viewed as testament to his visionary outlook on the whisky trade.

One of 240 bottles.