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Springbank 17 years Sherry Wood

malty fruity
4.3
(6)€225Scotland, Campbeltown, Single Malt

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Springbank does something almost no one else in Scotland still does. It malts its own barley, distils, matures and bottles every drop on one Campbeltown site. This 17 year old spent its long sleep in sherry casks, and you can taste the patience. Dried fruit and cherry sit alongside warm brown sugar and a gentle dusting of clove. There is depth here, a slow caramel richness that rolls across the tongue. The Mitchell family has run this place since the 1800s, and that quiet care shows. Pour it neat and give it time to open.

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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 17 years Sherry Wood

Springbank 17 years Sherry Wood is a single malt Scotch whisky from the Springbank distillery in Campbeltown, Scotland. Few drams carry this much heritage. This is one of the last great whiskies from a region that once held more than thirty working distilleries. Campbeltown was the whisky capital of the world. Today only a handful remain, and Springbank stands proudly among them. The sherry cask maturation here lends a deep, generous character you rarely find. What sets this single malt apart begins long before the cask. Springbank is the only distillery in Scotland to malt, distil, mature and bottle every drop on the same site. The Mitchell family has owned the place since the 1800s, and traditional floor maltings still feed the stills. That hands-on approach gives the spirit a richness and a depth that machine-led production simply cannot match. Seventeen years in sherry wood does remarkable things to this whisky. The long maturation draws out waves of dried fruit and ripe cherry. Underneath sits warm brown sugar, a touch of clove and a slow, rolling caramel sweetness. The texture is full and oily, a hallmark of the old Campbeltown style. Each sip feels layered and unhurried, the kind of complexity only real time in oak can build. Springbank 17 years Sherry Wood rewards the patient drinker. Bottled at a robust strength, it carries weight without ever feeling heavy. Sherry cask maturation rounds the edges and adds a festive, fruity warmth. This single malt Scotch whisky suits quiet evenings and slow conversation. It is a whisky to savour rather than rush, a true Campbeltown classic. Enjoy this expression neat, in a good glass, with nothing added. Let it breathe for a few minutes and the sherry character blooms beautifully. The dried fruit deepens, the spice settles and the long finish lingers. For lovers of old-school single malt whisky, few bottles offer this combination of history, craft and flavour. Springbank remains the whisky drinker's whisky.