Springbank 18 Years Old

A distillery bottling of Springbank, an 18 year old Campbeltown malt and bottled at 46%. Springbank is a Campbeltown distillery founded in 1828, a cult Campbeltown distillery with a devoted following. Each bottling is filled and labelled in Campbeltown rather than shipped away.

It was distilled around two and a half times from floor malted, lightly peated barley, then cooled slowly in worm tubs. A wine cask gave a fruity, spiced depth to the make. 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. 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. Today just three distilleries survive in the old Kintyre whisky town. The maritime warehouses by the sea lend the malt its briny, oily depth.

Reduced to 46%, it is mellow. A briny, oily depth with a hint of peat ride on plum, cherry and red fruit. The texture is rich and oily, the salt threaded through. The finish is long, waxy and briny. This is a complex, coastal Campbeltown whisky.