Springbank 21 Years Old (46% 2022)

700ml / 46%

Single Malt

$1006

Springbank, from Campbeltown, a 21 year old, from the distillery, at 46%. Oily and coastal, showing brine, orchard fruit and a thread of smoke and raisin, walnut and dark sugar. Sea salt and fruit in balance. A cult malt from old Campbeltown. The most traditional malt in Scotch. A coastal Campbeltown classic. Allocated, sought after and small batch.

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SKU SPB414 Categories Campbeltown, Scottish Whisky, Springbank, Whiskey Brand: Springbank

Description

This Springbank, an official release, aged 21 year old and bottled at 46%. A release of 3600 bottles. Springbank, founded in 1828 in Campbeltown, is one of the last working distilleries of old Campbeltown. The cult around Springbank has made it one of the most collected of all malts.

This was distilled the Springbank way, two and a half times from floor malted barley, then condensed through worm tubs. Maturation in a sherry cask laid dried fruit over the maritime malt. Past twenty years the spirit turns waxy and profound while keeping its character. Sea air works into the warehouses, lending a saline thread as the whisky breathes. 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.

At 46% it is supple and briny. An oily, maritime character with light peat are layered with a sherried dried fruit and nuts. A coastal salt and an orchard fruit lift it. The close is rich, fruit over a saline depth. This is an oily, salty Campbeltown classic.