Springbank Society Bottling 8 Years Old 2007

This Springbank, an official release, an 8 year old release from 2007 and bottled at 57.2%. A release of 594 bottles. Springbank is a Campbeltown distillery distilling since 1828, run much as it was a century ago. The cult around Springbank has made it one of the most collected of all malts.

It was floor malted, lightly peated and distilled two and a half times, then condensed through worm tubs. Ex-Sherry wood suited the heavy make, adding a dried fruit richness. Still young, the malt is oily and robust with a coastal lift. Years in oak deepen the fruit and the maritime character together. 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 its natural 57.2% it is concentrated. A sherried dried fruit and nuts from the cask underpins oily orchard fruit, salt and a wisp of peat. A coastal salt and an orchard fruit lift it. A long, oily, coastal finish lingers. This is an oily, salty Campbeltown classic.