Springbank 18 Years Old

A distillery bottling of Springbank, aged 18 year old and bottled at 46%. Springbank has distilled in Campbeltown since 1828, a survivor of Campbeltown's great whisky era. Water comes from Crosshill Loch, the barley malted on the distillery's own floors.

It was made by Springbank's singular two and a half times distillation, and worm tub cooled in the old way. Maturation came in ex-Bourbon wood, with vanilla under the oily fruit. Around the mid teens the malt gains depth while keeping its oily salt. Refill oak lets the distillery character lead, all oily weight and coastal salt. Campbeltown was once the whisky capital of the world, with more than thirty distilleries at its peak. Today just three distilleries survive in the old Kintyre whisky town. The maritime warehouses by the sea lend the malt its briny, oily depth. A 1940s Porteus mill and an open iron mash tun are part of the old setup.

At 46% it is smooth and oily. Brine, wax and a light peat note sit over a vanilla and toffee sweetness. The mouthfeel is oily, the fruit carried on a salty body. The finish runs deep, briny and warm. This is the most traditional malt in Scotch.