Springbank 14 Year Private Cask #398 1998 700mL

Springbank Private Cask #398 1998 is a sought-after Campbeltown single cask bottling that brings together vintage specificity, private-cask scarcity and the distillery’s cult following. It is exactly the kind of bottle specialist Springbank buyers look for.

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. Private casks such as #398 are single-cask fills sold or allocated to individual buyers or retail partners rather than bottled as part of Springbank's standard core or annual-release ranges, which is why the labelling and available detail can differ from official bottlings. Whiskybase, the whisky collector database, records this cask as refill bourbon hogshead maturation, bottled in 2013 for a calculated age of 14 years from 1998 distillation.

Tasting Profile

• Nose: Vanilla, malt, coastal notes, orchard fruit and dry oak
• Palate: Oily and powerful, with barley sweetness, citrus, pepper and cask-strength intensity
• Finish: Long and textured, with brine, spice and old-school Springbank character

Best For

Excellent for Springbank collectors, cask-specific tastings and advanced Campbeltown-focused cellars

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