Springbank 1965 - 1995 Society Cask No. 27.32

This is a bottle from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, an exclusive club that bottles special single malt whiskies. The number 27 is the number that stands for the distillery and the number after the dot indicates the number of bottlings it is from this distillery that have been bottled from this distillery. So this particular one, coded 27.32, is the 32 bottling of Springbank that they bottled. Distilled in 1965 and bottled in 1995 at cask strength of 51.9%

Tasting note

Nose

This is reminiscent of old Jamaican molasses rum and old distilleries. Pipe tobacco, old leather, furniture polish, tar, dirty ports and more delicious old age scents. Like being on an old Indian motorbike that leaks some oil and uses a lot of petrol. 

Taste

Walnuts left just too long, balsamic vinegar, aged madeira and more flavours like that. Again, the flavour of petrol pump and garage, old library and chimney. Hint of cherries if we do have to mention something fruity, maybe some dates and plums, but mostly a lovely powerful nice dirty flavour.

Finish

Rancio, do you have that in whisky too? We do in this old Springbank. History in the glass!

Springbank distillery

Springbank Distillery is located in Campbeltown, a historic whisky region on Scotland's Kintyre Peninsula. Founded in 1828 by the Mitchell family, it is one of the oldest independent distilleries in Scotland and one of the few remaining distilleries in Campbeltown, once known as the "whisky capital of the world."

Springbank Distillery is unique in its complete control over the production process, with all steps - from malting to bottling - taking place on one site. The distillery produces three different single malt whiskies: Springbank, Hazelburn and Longrow.

Springbank whisky is lightly peated and partially triple-distilled, creating a complex and rich flavour profile with notes of fruit, saltiness and a subtle smokiness. Hazelburn is unpeated and triple-distilled, making it a smooth, delicate whisky with light, sweet and malty notes. Longrow is heavily peated and double-distilled, resulting in a robust and smoky whisky with rich, earthy flavours.

The diversity in production methods and flavour profiles makes Springbank Distillery a unique and valued player in the whisky world.