Springbank 20 Years Old 1996 Cask #108 (Meadowside Blending)

A Springbank single malt, selected and bottled by Meadowside Blending, a 20 year old release from 1996, drawn from cask 108 and bottled at 48.9%. Only 309 bottles were released. Springbank is a Campbeltown distillery distilling 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 drawn off after two and a half distillations of gently peated malt, and condensed in traditional worm tubs. Maturation in a sherry cask laid dried fruit over the maritime malt. Past twenty years the spirit turns waxy and profound while keeping its character. Worm tub condensing and an oil fired wash still build the rich, oily texture the distillery is known for. The town and the sea run through every cask of the make. The sea loch at the foot of the town shapes the coastal character of the malt.

Bottled at a cask strength 48.9%, it is rich. A sherried dried fruit and nuts from the cask underpins a salty, waxy depth with a whisper of peat. Beneath it run oily fruit, salt and a coastal depth. A long, oily, coastal finish lingers. This is a hand made Campbeltown single malt.