Springbank Private Bottling 21 Years Old 2000 (45%)

A distillery bottling of Springbank matured to 21 year old from 2000, drawn from cask 76/2000 and bottled at 45%. A release of 324 bottles. Springbank has distilled in Campbeltown since 1828, one of only three distilleries left in Campbeltown. Concerto barley is malted on the floors and kilned in the distillery's own kiln.

It was made by Springbank's singular two and a half times distillation, then cooled slowly in worm tubs. Ex-Sherry wood suited the heavy make, adding a dried fruit richness. Beyond twenty years the malt grows waxy and deep, tropical fruit and salt over an oily base. The oily, robust make carries cask flavour while holding its own character. 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.

At 45% it is supple and briny. Dried fruit, fig and walnut meets a salty, waxy depth with a whisper of peat. The texture is rich and oily, the salt threaded through. The finish runs deep, briny and warm. This is a complex, coastal Campbeltown whisky.