Springbank 10 Years Old Marrying Strength (Cadenhead’s)

Bottled by Cadenhead's, this Springbank matured to 10 year old and bottled at 49.5%. Established in 1828, Springbank is campbeltown's most revered surviving distillery. Hedley Wright's family has kept the distillery independent for the best part of two centuries.

The spirit was given Springbank's unusual two and a half times distillation, and condensed in traditional worm tubs. Maturation came in ex-Bourbon wood, with vanilla under the oily fruit. Still young, the malt is oily and robust with a coastal lift. Everything is done on site, the spirit going from still to cask to bottle in Campbeltown. The old town of Campbeltown once rivalled Speyside as Scotland's whisky heart. 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.

At a natural 49.5% it is full and oily. An oily, maritime character with light peat are layered with a vanilla and toffee sweetness. Beneath it run oily fruit, salt and a coastal depth. Sea salt and fruit draw out the close. This is the flagship malt of old Campbeltown.