Springbank 18 Years Old Cask #313-5

This official Springbank single malt, aged 18 year old from 1996, drawn from cask 313-5 and bottled at 56.1%. 528 bottles in all. Springbank has distilled in Campbeltown since 1828, the most traditional distillery in Scotch, malting all its own barley. The distillery champions the old, slow, labour intensive way of making whisky.

It was given the part triple distillation unique to Springbank, 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. Worm tub condensing and an oil fired wash still build the rich, oily texture the distillery is known for. 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.

At a hearty 56.1% it carries real weight. A sherried dried fruit and nuts from the cask underpins oily orchard fruit, salt and a wisp of peat. Beneath it run oily fruit, salt and a coastal depth. It finishes deep, complex and maritime. This is the flagship malt of old Campbeltown.