Springbank 12 Years Old

An official Springbank single malt matured to 12 year old and bottled at 46%. Established in 1828, Springbank is famous for doing everything on site, from floor malting to bottling. The whole process, malting included, is carried out by hand on the one site.

The spirit was drawn off after two and a half distillations of gently peated malt, and slowly worm tub cooled. Ex-Bourbon casks held the spirit, soft oak that lets the make lead. Past a decade the oily spirit deepens, fruit and salt knitting with the oak. A patient maturation suits the rich, complex Campbeltown spirit. 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. Quality and tradition, not volume, have always been the watchwords here. The spirit is filled to cask and matured within the distillery walls.

Bottled at 46%, it is rounded. Brine, wax and a light peat note sit over vanilla, honey and coconut. It is rich and layered, the fruit and salt well matched. Salt and oily fruit see out a long finish. This is a hand made Campbeltown single malt.