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About This Whisky
Bourbon cask #1157 was filled on 2 July 1974 and bottled privately on 25 February 2003 at 28 years old, giving 630 bottles at 46% ABV.
Under Springbank's private-bottling arrangement, a buyer owned a numbered cask left to mature in the distillery's warehouses.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Tropical fruit, honey and vanilla, with brine and a wisp of peat.
- Palate: Gently waxy, with mango, citrus and a salty, mineral thread.
- Finish: Long, with soft smoke, oak and fruit.
Serving & Food
Serve it unchilled in a small tulip glass; at 46% it needs no water.
Good to Know
How many bottles? 630, at 46%.
What cask? A bourbon cask, for over 28 years.
Product Details
| Producer | Springbank, Campbeltown, Scotland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Cask | Bourbon cask #1157 |
| Age | 28 years old |
| Vintage | Distilled 2 July 1974, bottled 25 February 2003 |
| ABV | 46% |
| Size | 700mL |
| Edition | 630 bottles |
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About the Distillery
Springbank was licensed in Campbeltown in 1828, and the Mitchell family firm has run it since 1837. In 1973, the year before this cask was filled, it ran its first heavily peated spirit, the start of Longrow.