Springbank 18 Years Old

An official Springbank single malt, an 18 year old Campbeltown malt and bottled at 46%. Springbank is a Campbeltown distillery distilling 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 distilled around two and a half times from floor malted, lightly peated barley, and slowly worm tub cooled. It rested in ex-Bourbon oak, the wood adding a light honeyed sweetness. Past a decade the oily spirit deepens, fruit and salt knitting with the oak. The slow loss of the angel's share concentrates the oily, complex core over time. 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.

Reduced to 46%, it is mellow. 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. The finish is long, waxy and briny. This is a hand made Campbeltown single malt.