Springbank 10 Years Old

This Springbank, an official release, a 10 year old and bottled at 46%. The Springbank distillery, established in 1828, 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 make was distilled two and a half times from lightly peated, floor malted malt, and condensed in traditional worm tubs. An ex-Bourbon barrel shaped it, gentle American oak beneath the spirit. Still young, the malt is oily and robust with a coastal lift. Worm tub condensing and an oil fired wash still build the rich, oily texture the distillery is known for. 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 an approachable 46% it is balanced. Creamy vanilla and oak sweetness from the cask underpins oily orchard fruit, salt and a wisp of peat. Beneath it run oily fruit, salt and a coastal depth. It closes long, oily and salty. This is the flagship malt of old Campbeltown.