Springbank 9 Years Old

A distillery bottling of Springbank, aged 9 year old and bottled at 47%. Springbank has distilled in Campbeltown since 1828, a family distillery that malts and bottles every drop on site. The whole process, malting included, is carried out by hand on the one site.

It was made by Springbank's singular two and a half times distillation, and slowly worm tub cooled. Maturation in a sherry cask laid dried fruit over the maritime malt. At a youthful age the make is lively, salty and full of character. The slow loss of the angel's share concentrates the oily, complex core over time. The town and the sea run through every cask of the make. The sea loch at the foot of the town shapes the coastal character of the malt. Demand far outstrips the small output, and bottles are keenly chased. Springbank, Longrow and Hazelburn each show a different face of the one distillery. The open larch washbacks are a rare survival in modern Scotch.

At a full 47% it is bold and oily. Dried fruit, fig and walnut meets a salty, waxy depth with a whisper of peat. It is rich and layered, the fruit and salt well matched. The finish runs deep, briny and warm. This is a hand made Campbeltown single malt.