Springbank 15 Years Old (48.7%)

This official Springbank single malt matured to 15 year old from 2000 and bottled at 48.7%. 342 bottles in all. Established in 1828, Springbank is campbeltown's most revered surviving distillery. Small output and a cult following keep its bottles allocated and keenly sought.

The spirit was given Springbank's unusual two and a half times distillation, the vapour cooled in worm tubs. It rested in ex-Bourbon oak, the wood adding a light honeyed sweetness. By this age the maritime weight rounds into a richer, fuller malt. Everything is done on site, the spirit going from still to cask to bottle in Campbeltown. 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.

Bottled at a cask strength 48.7%, it is rich. An oily, maritime character with light peat are layered with a vanilla and toffee sweetness. Soft fruit and brine sit behind the cask sweetness. Sea salt and fruit draw out the close. This is a revered Campbeltown single malt.