Springbank 23 Years Old 1992 Cask #208 (Meadowside Blending)

Bottled by Meadowside Blending, this Springbank, aged 23 year old from 1992, drawn from cask 208 and bottled at 47.1%. 279 bottles in all. Springbank, run by J and A Mitchell since 1828 in Campbeltown, is one of only three distilleries left in Campbeltown. Little has changed in the way the spirit is made for the best part of a century.

This was distilled two and a half times from lightly peated, floor malted malt, and worm tub cooled in the old way. A sherry butt held it, the wood lending raisin and walnut. Long ageing brings an oily depth, candied fruit and a mellow coastal salt. The oily, robust make carries cask flavour while holding its own character. 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 cask strength 47.1% it is muscular. A sherried dried fruit and nuts meets oily orchard fruit, salt and a wisp of peat. The mouthfeel is oily, the fruit carried on a salty body. A warming, oily finish lingers long. This is a revered Campbeltown single malt.