Springbank 1997
2008 Selected For Springbank Society Members
Springbank 1997
2008 was the 180th Anniversary of Springbank Distillery. Frank McHardy (Director of Production) and Stuart Robertson (Distillery Manager) searched through the vaults for something special and came across some remnant casks (leftovers from other bottlings mixed together) which are coincidentally a vatting of casks 18 & 28. A blend that was meant to be......
Seen by some as Scotland’s, if not the world’s greatest distillery, Springbank is a unique proposition. Not much has changed at Springbank since its inception in 1828; it still follows a historical oddity of distilling, it remains owned by J&A Mitchell and it still uses floor malting for 100% of its requirements. And all of this from the fairly remote location of Campbeltown, which is the former distilling capital of Scotland. Three distinct styles are produced at the distillery with a triple distilled whisky (Hazelburn), a heavily peated (Longrow) and the classic Springbank. More than ever before, these are in huge demand from the UK and international distributors. Due to the historical nature of the distillery and the methods they follow, production cannot be increased too dramatically to accommodate rising demand. Sadly, it looks like we’ll all have to chase a little harder for anything Springbank-related for a while to come.
