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Springbank

fruity fresh
4.3
(16)€9,841Scotland, Campbeltown, Single Malt

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Springbank is the only Scotch distillery that handles every step on site. From floor-malting its own barley to bottling the finished spirit. It sits in Campbeltown, once home to more than thirty distilleries and now down to a handful. The spirit runs through an unusual two-and-a-half-times distillation, a quirk that gives it real depth. Expect a fruity, slightly funky character with dried fruit, gentle spice and a whiff of tobacco. There is sweetness here too, with vanilla and a soft earthy edge underneath. Pour it neat and let it open slowly. It rewards a patient glass.

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Springbank

Springbank is a historic distillery located in Campbeltown, Scotland. Founded in 1828, it is one of the few distilleries in Scotland that still carries out every step of the whisky-making process on site, including malting, milling, mashing, fermentation, distillation, maturation, and bottling. The distillery produces three different types of whisky: Springbank, Longrow, and Hazelburn. Springbank is medium-peated and triple-distilled, Longrow is heavily-peated and double-distilled, and Hazelburn is unpeated and triple-distilled. Springbank is known for using traditional methods and producing a distinctive, complex whisky with a maritime character.

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About the Springbank

Springbank is a single malt Scotch whisky made in Campbeltown, on the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland. The Springbank distillery has been run by the Mitchell family since 1828. And it does something almost no one else does. Every stage happens under one roof. The barley is floor-malted on site, distilled, matured and bottled here, with nothing sent away. That hands-on approach shapes the character. Springbank uses a rare two-and-a-half-times distillation. Mixing some spirit back for an extra pass through the stills. The result is a single malt with weight and a touch of funk you rarely find elsewhere. Campbeltown was once a whisky boom town with more than thirty distilleries. Today only a few survive, and Springbank carries much of that heritage. The whisky is bottled without chill-filtering or added colouring, so what reaches the glass is honest and unpolished. That purity is rare in modern Scotch whisky production. In the glass you find a fruity, layered dram. There are notes of dried fruit, raisins and sultanas, with warm spice and a thread of vanilla. An earthy, slightly tobacco-like note sits underneath the sweetness. The texture is oily and full, coating the mouth. It stays fresh rather than heavy, which keeps every sip interesting. This is a whisky for slow drinking. Pour it neat and give it a few minutes to breathe. The flavours build gradually, moving from sweet and fruity to deeper, earthier tones. For anyone curious about Campbeltown single malt, Springbank is the natural place to start.