Springbank 10 Years Old

This Springbank, an official release, a 10 year old release and bottled at 46%. Springbank, distilling since 1828 in Campbeltown, is prized for its rich, oily, hand made spirit. Small output and a cult following keep its bottles allocated and keenly sought.

This was distilled the Springbank way, two and a half times from floor malted barley, the vapour cooled in worm tubs. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, lending vanilla and honey. Still young, the malt is oily and robust with a coastal lift. Long maturation suits the heavy, characterful make, the cask knitting slowly with the spirit. The open larch washbacks are a rare survival in modern Scotch. The distillery has become a place of pilgrimage for whisky enthusiasts. 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.

Reduced to 46%, it is mellow. A coastal, waxy spirit with gentle peat meet creamy vanilla and oak sweetness from the cask. Soft fruit and brine sit behind the cask sweetness. The close is rich, fruit over a saline depth. This is a revered Campbeltown single malt.