Springbank 18 Year Old
18 Year Old
18 Yr · 46%
- Age
- 18 Yr
- ABV
- 46%
The Springbank 18 Year Old is a benchmark expression from the venerable Campbeltown distillery, celebrated for its unique and traditional production methods. This whisky perfectly encapsulates the distillery's distinctive character, offering a masterful balance of smoke, fruit, and coastal influences that makes it a highly sought-after bottle for collectors and connoisseurs alike.
Springbank
Campbeltown, Scotland
Springbank is Campbeltown's defining distillery, family-owned by J & A Mitchell since 1828 and one of very few to floor-malt, distil and bottle entirely on site. That self-sufficiency and a refusal to chase volume have made its releases — Local Barley, Countdown and the older Mitchell bottlings among them — some of the most pursued in Scotch, with allocations selling out instantly and sealed bottles climbing well past retail.
More from Springbank →Nose
A complex bouquet revealing a coastal freshness, intertwined with delicate peat smoke, tropical fruits, and a comforting hint of treacle or buttery shortbread.
Palate
Rich and oily, this whisky offers a superb balance of sweet malt, dried apricots and figs, a distinct maritime brininess, and a subtle, earthy undertone of Campbeltown peat.
Finish
The finish is long and warming, evolving with lingering notes of dark chocolate, oak spice, and a pleasant, satisfying salinity that leaves a desire for another dram.
