Springbank 100° Proof

An official Springbank single malt, a 12 year old and bottled at 50%. The Springbank distillery, established in 1828, is a family distillery that malts and bottles every drop on site. Campbeltown was its own protected whisky region long before the revival.

The make was run two and a half times through the stills from lightly peated malt, and slowly worm tub cooled. Ex-Bourbon casks held the spirit, soft oak that lets the make lead. Mid age brings a fuller fruit and a deeper coastal complexity. The slow loss of the angel's share concentrates the oily, complex core over time. Springbank, Longrow and Hazelburn each show a different face of the one distillery. The open larch washbacks are a rare survival in modern Scotch. The distillery has become a place of pilgrimage for whisky enthusiasts. Kintyre's damp, mild climate suits a long and gentle maturation. The old town of Campbeltown once rivalled Speyside as Scotland's whisky heart.

At cask strength 50% it is muscular. A vanilla and toffee sweetness meets a salty, waxy depth with a whisper of peat. It is rich and layered, the fruit and salt well matched. A long finish smoulders on salt and oil. This is a hand made Campbeltown single malt.