Springbank 22 Years Old Dumpy Bottle (Cadenhead’s)

Bottled by Cadenhead's, this Springbank matured to 22 year old and bottled at 80%. Springbank has distilled in Campbeltown since 1828, a survivor of Campbeltown's great whisky era. Water comes from Crosshill Loch, the barley malted on the distillery's own floors.

It was distilled the Springbank way, two and a half times from floor malted barley, and worm tub cooled in the old way. 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. The slow loss of the angel's share concentrates the oily, complex core over time. The open larch washbacks are a rare survival in modern Scotch. 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 a full 80% it is bold and oily. A coastal, waxy spirit with gentle peat sit over dried fruit, fig and walnut. A waxy weight and a saline tang give it real body. A warming, oily finish lingers long. This is an oily, salty Campbeltown classic.