Springbank 12 Years Old Cask #Batch 19

This official Springbank single malt matured to 12 year old, drawn from cask Batch 19 and bottled at 57.1%. In Mitchell family hands since 1828, Springbank is the most traditional distillery in Scotch, malting all its own barley. The distillery champions the old, slow, labour intensive way of making whisky.

The spirit was given Springbank's unusual two and a half times distillation, and condensed in traditional worm tubs. Maturation in a sherry cask laid dried fruit over the maritime malt. By this age the maritime weight rounds into a richer, fuller malt. Worm tub condensing and an oil fired wash still build the rich, oily texture the distillery is known for. 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 its natural 57.1% it is concentrated. Raisin, fig and a vanilla sweetness from the cask underpins oily orchard fruit, salt and a wisp of peat. 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.