Description
A 1973 Longrow bottled by Italian import Moon as part of their beautifully labelled 'The Birds' series. [1, 2]
Springbank
Springbank Longrow The Birds 17 Year Old, Bourbon Hogshead Cask, Cask #1781, 1973, Moon Import, 46%
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Best of WinesVerified Retail Listing - Updated Oct 6, 2026SGD 5,336.46
- Region
- Campbeltown
- Age
- 17 Years
- Vintage
- 1973
- Bottled
- 1990
- ABV
- 46%
- Volume
- 75cl
- Distillery
- Springbank
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Hogshead
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Moon Import
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- N.A
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- 1781
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- 600
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- N.A
- Presentation
- Box
- Series highlights
- The Birds
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- Italian market
- Allocation
- Italy
- Nose
- Dry pine needles, forest floor, faint peat presence, bruised peach and nectarine, pineapple, chalk, langoustine claws, kiwi skin, tropical fruits (papaya, mango, breadfruit), lime zest, minerality, honeyed and waxy quality. Also, natural, organic and elegantly drying peat profile, crystalline, slightly salty, deeply rooty, herbal, sweet peat smoke with ancient medicines, liqueurs, salted honeys and natural tar extracts. [4, 5]
- Palate
- Wax and french polish, dark honey, whispy smoke, seared scallops and oyster shells, tropical fruits, fruit polos (green ones), lemon thyme, good olive oil, Barbour jacket, panna cotta with tropical fruit compote. Also, vivid and plush green fruits, tropical fruit tea notes, medicinal roots and herbs, fruit syrups, oily and fat phenolics, aged tar liqueurs, hessians, waxes, beach pebbles and camphor. [4, 5]
- Finish
- Outstandingly long and full of perfectly drying, peppery and organic, deep peat smoke. Also, a little cracked pepper, green apple peels and ash in the tail with a pleasantly long finish. [4, 5]