Springbank 8 Years Old

An official Springbank single malt, an 8 year old release and bottled at 43%. Springbank, distilling since 1828 in Campbeltown, is a cult Campbeltown distillery with a devoted following. Water comes from Crosshill Loch, the barley malted on the distillery's own floors.

This was run through the distillery's part triple distillation, the malt floor malted and gently peated, and worm tub cooled in the old way. Ex-Bourbon casks held the spirit, soft oak that lets the make lead. At this age the spirit is vivid and oily, the fruit and salt to the fore. The cool, damp Campbeltown air by the sea gives a slow, even maturation. Quality and tradition, not volume, have always been the watchwords here. The spirit is filled to cask and matured within the distillery walls. Few distilleries keep so much of the old craft alive under one roof. Campbeltown was once the whisky capital of the world, with more than thirty distilleries at its peak.

At 43% it is clean and characterful. A briny, oily depth with a hint of peat ride on vanilla, honey and coconut. The mouthfeel is oily, the fruit carried on a salty body. A warming, oily finish lingers long. This is the most traditional malt in Scotch.