Springbank 13 Years Old 2003 Cadenhead’s 175th Anniversary (Cadenhead’s)

From Cadenhead's comes this Springbank, a 13 year old from 2003 and bottled at 57%. The outturn was 540 bottles. Established in 1828, Springbank 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 spirit was made by Springbank's singular two and a half times distillation, and run into cast iron worm tubs. A sherry butt held it, the wood lending raisin and walnut. By this age the maritime weight rounds into a richer, fuller malt. Worm tub condensing and an oil fired wash still build the rich, oily texture the distillery is known for. The spirit is filled to cask and matured within the distillery walls. Few distilleries keep so much of the old craft alive under one roof. Campbeltown was once the whisky capital of the world, with more than thirty distilleries at its peak.

Undiluted at 57%, it is intense. A briny, oily depth with a hint of peat are layered with dried fruit, fig and walnut. Beneath it run oily fruit, salt and a coastal depth. It finishes deep, complex and maritime. This is Springbank's rich, oily, maritime style.