Springbank 13 Years Old

A distillery bottling of Springbank, aged 13 year old and bottled at 43.6%. Springbank has distilled in Campbeltown since 1828, a cult Campbeltown distillery with a devoted following. Little has changed in the way the spirit is made for the best part of a century.

It was made by Springbank's singular two and a half times distillation, and worm tub cooled in the old way. A wine cask shaped it, the fruit and tannin meeting the oily spirit. Around the mid teens the malt gains depth while keeping its oily salt. The cool, damp Campbeltown air by the sea gives a slow, even maturation. Today just three distilleries survive in the old Kintyre whisky town. The maritime warehouses by the sea lend the malt its briny, oily depth. A 1940s Porteus mill and an open iron mash tun are part of the old setup. The Mitchell family has held the distillery for five generations. The town and the sea run through every cask of the make.

At 43.6% it is smooth and oily. A briny, oily depth with a hint of peat ride on plum, cherry and red fruit. The mouthfeel is oily, the fruit carried on a salty body. The finish runs deep, briny and warm. This is the most traditional malt in Scotch.