Springbank 12 Year Cask Strength 2021 700mL

Springbank 12 Year Cask Strength 2021 is an annual Campbeltown release that shows the distillery’s oily, maritime house style at higher strength. It is a natural choice for buyers who prefer Springbank with more intensity and less dilution than the core range.

From the Producer

Springbank was founded in 1828 by Archibald Mitchell in Campbeltown, on the Kintyre peninsula, and has remained in the hands of his descendants' company, J&A Mitchell, ever since. It is the only distillery in Scotland that performs every stage of production on site -- floor-malting its own barley, mashing, fermenting in boatskin larch washbacks for up to 110 hours, distilling in three direct-fired copper stills, and bottling without chill filtration or added colour. Springbank whisky itself is distilled two-and-a-half times, a Campbeltown-specific process unique to the distillery. Campbeltown once had more than thirty working distilleries; today only three remain, and Springbank is the one most closely associated with the region's historic character. The 12 Year Cask Strength is released annually and is bottled straight from cask without dilution, so the vatting -- and therefore the flavour -- shifts slightly with each year's release even though the age statement stays the same. It is the highest-strength expression in Springbank's regular core range and is generally regarded among collectors as the most representative expression of the distillery's coastal, oily distillate before wood and dilution soften it.

Tasting Profile

• Nose: Coastal air, orchard fruit, honey, oak spice and light smoke.
• Palate: Powerful and oily, with salted caramel, citrus, malt and peppery cask-strength drive.
• Finish: Long, warming and savoury, with smoke, spice and maritime character.

Best For

Springbank followers, advanced whisky drinkers and buyers who want a higher-strength Campbeltown malt with annual-release appeal.

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