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€175Scotland, Campbeltown, Single Malt

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Springbank has run in Campbeltown since 1828, and it still does everything by hand under one roof. The barley is floor-malted, distilled, matured and bottled on the same site, which almost no Scottish distillery still manages. That old-school care shows in the glass. This is a heavier, oilier style, full of dried fruit and dark chocolate from years in sherry casks. There is a gentle malty sweetness too, with brown sugar and a curl of smoke underneath. Fifteen years of patience makes it deep without turning heavy. Pour it neat and let it slowly open in the 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 15 years Single Malt

Springbank 15 years Single Malt is a single malt Scotch whisky from Springbank, the oldest working distillery in Campbeltown, Scotland. It is bottled at a generous 46% and carries a full fifteen-year age statement. This is one of Scotland's most traditional drams. What sets Springbank apart is simple. Every stage happens on the one site, from floor-malting the barley to filling the bottle. Very few distilleries in Scotland can still claim that. The result is a richer, oilier spirit with a character all its own. Maturation is led by sherry casks, and you can taste it. Expect waves of dried fruit, fig and dark chocolate, layered over a soft malty core. Brown sugar sweetness rounds things out, while a faint earthy smoke keeps it grounded. There is real depth here. The Campbeltown style is famous for this weight and complexity. Once a booming whisky town with dozens of distilleries, the region now has only a handful left. Springbank carries that heritage forward with quiet pride. Each cask is chosen and bottled by hand. Fifteen years in wood gives Springbank 15 years Single Malt a wonderful balance. It is deep and warming, yet never heavy or harsh. The long maturation smooths the edges without dulling the spirit's natural punch. A gentle ginger spice and a hint of leather round out the palate. The finish is long, dry and faintly salty. This is a whisky to sip slowly. Enjoy it neat to taste everything the distillery built into it. It suits drinkers who want character and history in one glass.