Springbank 18 Year Old 2020 Edition - 46% 70cl

Springbank distillery is the oldest independent, family-owned distillery in Scotland. Legal distillation began in 1828.

The chairman is Hedley Wright, the great, great grandson of John Mitchell, the first legal distiller of Springbank whisky.

There are a few Scottish distilleries that still malt their own barley but Springbank is the only distillery which malts 100% of its own barley, using the traditional floor maltings.

The whole production process: malting, milling, mashing, fermentation, distillation, maturation and bottling, happens on the one site in Campbeltown. This is unique in Scotland.

This 18 year old is becoming a welcome treat when it appears every year, each year they tinker with the cask mix with this edition no different.

A 2021 market release, please note whisky was bottled in 2020.

Nose: Marzipan, lemon sherbet/drizzle, apple, toffee, cinnamon, pear drops, almonds.

Palate: Dark and rich with notes of Coffee, stewed plums, orange rind, maraschino cherries and applewood.

Finish: Malted barley, peat embers, dark chocolate, oak aged chardonnay, cantaloupe melon.