Springbank 18 Years Old (46%)

This official Springbank single malt matured to 18 year old and bottled at 46%. A family distillery since 1828, Springbank is prized for its rich, oily, hand made spirit. Hedley Wright's family has kept the distillery independent for the best part of two centuries.

The spirit was given Springbank's unusual two and a half times distillation, and condensed in traditional worm tubs. Ex-Sherry wood suited the heavy make, adding a dried fruit richness. By this age the maritime weight rounds into a richer, fuller malt. Long maturation suits the heavy, characterful make, the cask knitting slowly with the spirit. 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.

At an easy 46% it is gentle. A coastal, waxy spirit with gentle peat meet raisin, fig and a vanilla sweetness from the cask. Beneath it run oily fruit, salt and a coastal depth. Sea salt and fruit draw out the close. This is the flagship malt of old Campbeltown.