Springbank 18 Years Old 70cl 46°

Distillery : Springbank / Country : Scotland / Reference: : 22370

The 18 years old Single Malt Springbank was matured exclusively in Bourbon barrels.

This version is in line with the inimitable style of the Springbank distillery which has made the reputation of the Campbeltown region. It offers fruity and spicy notes that go perfectly with a light peat.

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Features
Volume0.7 L
ABV46 °
TypeSingle malt
DistillerySpringbank
CountryScotland
RegionCampbeltown
Age18 years
MaturationBourbon
PeatLightly Peated
Reference:22370

Created by Archibald Mitchell in 1828, Springbank has always been run by the family. Archibald is the great grand-father of the current owner. From the beginning, Archibald Mitchell’s knowledge has been recognized and his malt was sold at high prices to the blenders of that time.


Thirty distilleries or so operated in Campbeltown, when the town only had 1969 inhabitants. One of the main characteristics of the whisky produced in the area is their peat flavour, similar to the neighbouring Islay style.  As peated whiskies weren’t so much appreciated by blenders in the mid-19th century, Springbank was one of the first distilleries to dry the malt partially over a charcoal fire.


Business was good was Campbeltown distilleries, up to the Great Crisis of 1930. From that date onwards, many distilleries closed. Springbank was not exception to the rule and shut its doors for many years.


The distillery went through very few changes since its creation. Springbank is one of the few distilleries to overlook the complete malt production process. The fermentation process is quite slow, ad made in wooden washbacks. It lasts about 70 hours.


The Springbank distillery has its own bottling chain. It produces three different malts: the first one is called Springbank and distilled twice and a half... The malt is dried during 6 hours over a peat fire and then 24 hours in hot air, resulting in lightly peated malt. For the distillation, the wash is distilled a first time and the head and tail of the distillates are separated from the body. Then, a part of the low wines thus obtained is distilled again, and again separated from the distillate’s head and tail. The feints eventually obtained are distilled in the spirit still with the low wines of the first distillation. The spirit is then matured in various cask types or refill casks: Bourbon, Rum, Madeira or Sherry.


The second malt produced by the distillery is the Longrow malt, named after a old neighbouring distillery closed in 1896, which last remaining cellar covers up the bottling chain of Springbank. This malt is entirely dried over a peat fire. The peaty taste of the whisky is much more prevalent. Longrow is distilled twice, and sold in its 10 year-old version. A 15 year-old version is on the way. The Longrow production resumed in 1987, and only matured in refill casks.


In 1996, Springbank started distilling a third malt, firstly sold in its 8 year-old version. This malt is called “Hazelburn”, deriving its name from another distillery which closed its door definitely in 1925. The malt destined at the Hazelburn production is exclusively dried over a peat fire.


About 70% of the production goes to Single Malt bottling, the rest contributing to Campbeltown Loch and Mitchell 12 Years blends.

Colour: Copper.

Nose: Rich and creamy with notes of vanilla, ripe fruit and marzipan followed by notes of sorbet, almonds and strawberries.

Palate: Fruity and mellow with a sweet flavour of liquorice and anise.

Finish: Long with a pleasant peat smoke.