Springbank 21 Years Old (48.2%)

An official Springbank single malt, aged 21 year old and bottled at 48.2%. Only 342 bottles were released. Springbank, founded in 1828 in Campbeltown, is famous for doing everything on site, from floor malting to bottling. Campbeltown was its own protected whisky region long before the revival.

This was run through the distillery's part triple distillation, the malt floor malted and gently peated, and slowly worm tub cooled. A sherry cask wrapped the oily spirit in dried fruit and a nutty depth. Beyond twenty years the malt grows waxy and deep, tropical fruit and salt over an oily base. A patient maturation suits the rich, complex Campbeltown spirit. 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.

At 48.2%, undiluted, it is deep and powerful. Brine, wax and a light peat note sit over dried fruit, fig and walnut. It is rich and layered, the fruit and salt well matched. A warming, oily finish lingers long. This is a hand made Campbeltown single malt.