Frequently referred to as the ‘whisky-capital’ of Scotland,
Campbeltown is Scotland’s smallest whisky-producing region, and is located on the southern tip of the Kintyre Peninsula, in Argyll. Once home to over 30 distilleries, however due to US Prohibition, now only two remain. They are well known for their dry, briny nature, and distinctive nose.
Higher in strength than the standard 10 Year Old, this heavily peated edition is part of the Legends of Scotia series and honours Campbeltown's The Picture House.
Hazelburn 12 year Old is triple distilled malt from Springbank, first released in August 2009, with a limited release of just 3,900 bottles.
Tasting Notes
Longrow 18 Year Old is a double distilled, heavily peated single malt from Springbank Distillery.
Tasting Notes
Blended from a mixture of bourbon and sherry casks, the light colour of this malt belies the richness of its character.
The nose has a wide range of aromas, from citrus fruits to pears and a hint of peat, while the palate shows touches of smoke, vanilla essence, nutmeg, cinnamon and the salty tang characteristic of the distillery.
The 10 year old from the Springbank distillery in Campbeltown, a mixture of both bourbon and sherry matured whisky.
The Mitchell family has called Campbeltown home since the 1660s, and this 1978 Springbank is filled with the uisge beatha that’s kept the firm in business since 1828.
This 19-year-old Springbank was distilled in June 1972 and bottled in January 1992. A sought-after bottling with the popular white label.
First bottling, with only 65 bottles made for directors, staff and shareholders.
A seldom seen large bottle (2 litres!) of 5 year old whisky from Springbank. A beautiful presentation, considering it's quite ungainly size, and a treat for the Springbank lover.
A very rare 1970s decanter of Springbank 25 year old.
A bottle of Glens Extra 8 Year old West Highland Malt Scotch whisky. Distilled, matured and bottled at Springbank, this was originally intended for the Italian market and, we estimate, dates from the 1960s.
A rare special bottling of 1965 vintage Springbank. Distilled in the year Everest, a British double-glazing and home improvement company, was founded, this was bottled in 1993 in commemoration of The Everest Challenge cycle ride.
An incredibly rare bottle of 19 year old Longrow whisky. There were only 218 of these bottled, which makes this quite the collectible.
Another legendary bottling in the always-impressive Prestonfield, this 20 year old Springbank 1967 received 93-94 points from Malt Maniac Serge Valentin on Whiskyfun and despite being from a multi-cask batch is now extremely difficult to find, having been bottled in the late 1980s.
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