Campbeltown, during the mid-1800s, was the epicentre of Scotland's distilling industry, with 28 distilleries at one stage in the 1830s. Today, however, this number has dwindled to just three: Springbank, which also produces the peated Longrow and the unpeated Hazelburn; Glen Scotia; and recent addition Glengyle, home of Kilkerran malt. Read More »
A 1996 vintage bottling of Longrow's 10 year old whisky, the peatier dram distilled at Springbank. A balanced sweet and smokey dram with a hint of brine.
A wine cask finished malt from Longrow, part of their regular series of full proof bottlings exploring interesting wood. This one was matured for 11 years in refill bourbon casks before recasking in fresh Burgundy casks for a 3 year finish.
A single malt from Campbeltown distillery Glen Scotia, this is from the 1992 vintage and has been bottled by G&M as part of their Macphail's Collection.
A cask-strength Springbank 1992 bottled froma single hogshead in 2007. Floral and earthy notes and a touch of honey on the nose, and some hot spices and gorgeous cereal notes on the palate.
After the runaway success of 2007's first bottling, hopes were high for version 2.0 - so we were delighted to find another stunner. This is less sweet and more sooty and savoury than the first batch. A triumph, again.
A single cask release of Glen Scotia, distilled in 1992. This whisky has been matured for 18 years in a Sherry cask and bottled at 50% for Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask series.
Something of a curio, this one - a cask strength single malt from Springbank distillery, with more than a hint of smoke about it, suggesting it might actually be one of the distillery's other single malts. Strong and youthful, this is an assertive dram with notes of flax, wet peat, hay and pear eau de vie.
Introduced as the pinnacle of the distillery's 2013 upgrade, Glen Scotia 21 year old is not only bottled at 46% but is also, as far as we can see, the oldest ever official bottling from the distillery. This will surely be greeted with great gusto by Campbeltown fans everywhere.
Wemyss Malts are all named after the flavours that have been found within each bottle. Their 1991 vintage Glen Scotia has been named "Strawberry Ganache" so expect sweet fruity and chocolatey notes throughout.
The return of one of a Campbeltown classic: it's the Longrow 18! A legend in its own lunchtime and totally sold out in previous editions, it's back again but we don't know for how long. We've only got a few, so this remains STRICTLY ONE BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER.
A small batch of three refill Hoggies from Glen Scotia, Campbeltown's other distillery, for this new release in G & M's consistently great 'Cask' series. The colour is great and the strength is nudging 60%, so this should be pretty intense.
This 2001 Springbank vintage was released in 2009, a vatting of sherry and bourbon casks, with natural caramel sweetness, some citrussy flavours and a noticeable peaty edge. Delicious.
A rather intersting single cask bottling of Springbank bank whisky. This was independent bottled for a Case in Cask Syndicate in August 2010. Having been matured in an Ex-Bourbon hogshead for 21 years and bottled at cask strength, this could be a fantastic whisky.
A single cask whisky from Springbank distillery, selected for the members of the Springbank society. This 1997 vintage whisky has been matured in a 'fresh rum butt' for 9 years.