Springbank 12 Years Old

Ceramic Jug – black

700ml / 43%

Single Malt

$583

Springbank, from Campbeltown, a 12 year old, from the distillery, at 43%. Oily and coastal, showing brine, orchard fruit and a thread of smoke and soft vanilla and a honeyed oak. A rich, oily Campbeltown malt. From J and A Mitchell in Campbeltown. Maritime, salty and complex. The cult malt of Campbeltown. From J and A Mitchell, since 1828.

Only 2 left in stock

Only 2 left

SKU SPB210 Categories Campbeltown, Scottish Whisky, Springbank, Whiskey Brand: Springbank

Description

This Springbank, an official release, a 12 year old and bottled at 43%. The Springbank distillery, a family distillery since 1828, is one of the last working distilleries of old Campbeltown. Uniquely in Scotch, every drop is floor malted, distilled, matured and bottled on the one site.

The make was distilled two and a half times from lightly peated, floor malted malt, and run into cast iron worm tubs. It rested in ex-Bourbon oak, the wood adding a light honeyed sweetness. Mid age brings a fuller fruit and a deeper coastal complexity. Sea air works into the warehouses, lending a saline thread as the whisky breathes. The Mitchell family has held the distillery for five generations. The town and the sea run through every cask of the make. 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.

Reduced to 43%, it is mellow. An oily, maritime character with light peat are layered with vanilla, honey and coconut. It is deep and complex, the maritime spirit shining through. It closes long, oily and salty. This is the cult Campbeltown malt from J and A Mitchell.