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About This Whisky
The 2020 edition of Springbank Local Barley, a 10-year-old made from Belgravia barley grown at Glencraigs Farm, about 2.5 miles from the distillery.
Local Barley is an annual release from barley grown near Campbeltown.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Raisins, prunes and dates, dark honey and cigar leaf, with damp earth, sweet cherry and a background of rich malt.
- Palate: Oily and full, with dried fruit, dark chocolate and orange, then walnut, a mineral streak and black pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon.
- Finish: Long and spicy, with cocoa, a touch of mint and steady malt underneath.
Serving & Food
Roast duck with plum sauce, a hard sheep's cheese such as Manchego, or dark chocolate with sea salt all suit the sherry weight.
Good to Know
What casks? All oloroso sherry.
How strong is it? 55.6% cask strength.
Product Details
| Producer | Springbank |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
| Cask | Oloroso sherry casks |
| Age | 10 years old |
| Vintage | June 2010 / 3 December 2020 |
| ABV | 55.6% (111.2 proof) |
| Size | 700mL |
| Edition | 8,500 bottles |
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About the Distillery
Whisky in Campbeltown goes back a long way. The first written mention dates from 1591, and through the 1600s and 1700s the town was a busy centre for illicit stills.