List of products by brand Springbank Distillery
Springbank is a mythical "cult" distillery, praised and idolized by all Scotch whiskey enthusiasts but the only distillery capable of maintaining the high quality of its spirit over the years and always surprising with its aged single malts 10 years or the limited editions of Springbank aged in PX or ex sherry casks or the famous Springbank local Barley editions.
Since 1828 the Springbank Distillery, based in the city considered the "whiskey capital" Campbeltown, has produced unique spirits prepared with methods that are still artisanal.
In the 19th century on the Campbeltown peninsula, 30 distilleries were active in this region, today only one distillery survives in Campbeltown, the Springbank.
Springbank is the only distillery capable of maintaining the high quality of its spirit over the years.
Situated in the center of the town of Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula, Springbank is the oldest independent family-run distillery in Scotland.
Founded in 1828 by the Mitchell family, who have remained its constant owners, Springbank is one of Scotland's most traditional distilleries.
All the work, from malting the barley, to aging in its own warehouses, to bottling, is carried out in its own plant and all the whiskeys produced are bottled without added coloring and are not cold filtered.
The entire production process takes place on site, starting from the malting of the barley up to the bottling and labeling of the bottles, and each phase has its impact on the unique style of the whisky.
The barley, strictly Scottish, is still turned by hand on traditional malting floors and is then dried in manual ovens according to different degrees of peating.
The very long fermentation (up to 110 hours) imposes a low alcohol content on the must but a high level of esters, which allows the distillate to develop very fruity notes. The distillation takes place in three copper stills, of which the first is still heated with a direct flame.
All these operations are entirely managed manually, without the aid of computers or automation, relying exclusively on the experience of the workers.
The cellars, all around the distillery, are both the traditional dunnage, low and humid, and the more modern racked ones, and house different types of barrels: in addition to the typical ex-bourbon and ex-sherry barrels, Springbank was among the first distilleries to experiment with different woods, such as Rundlets and Kilderkins, small 50 and 60 liter barrels, or Sauternes, Rum and Barolo barrels, also taking advantage of the synergy with Cadenhead's, the oldest independent bottler in Scotland.
At this point a determining factor intervenes, which allows us to talk about the influence of the terroir: the coastal climate of the seaside city strongly influences the whisky, which inevitably develops truly unique and unmistakable marine and mineral notes.
Springbank produces three different Single Malt Whiskies:
Springbank, a slightly peated whiskey and curiously distilled two and a half times, carrying out a third distillation for half of the distillate. this is the most sought after line of Springbank single malt scotch whiskey in the Asian market, it drives Korean whiskey experts crazy.
Longrow, the most traditional of the three, heavily peated and distilled twice, little known, small production, but certainly the rare Longrow single malt scotch whiskeys in limited edition and finished in wine barrels give an emotion to every enthusiast,
Hazelburn, is peat-free and distilled three times, little known but a great discovery, even the simple Single malt scotch whiskey Hazelburn 10 years will win you over at the first sip.
We also remember the synergy with Cadenhead's, the oldest independent bottler in Scotland, famous for its selections of whisky, bourbon and rum which create the basis of wonderful products.
The prices of Springbank single malt scotch whiskey are not cheap, the limited editions Springbank or the 25 year old are real liquid gold, but we recommend them as collector's bottles or safe havens because they will never lose their value... as long as you resist the open the bottle and taste these delicious Campbeltown whiskies.
