La Barrique

Ronan is out in Belgium for us this week and his tasting tour continued with a visit to La Barrique.

Cadenhead's Whisky Shop Edinburgh

Ranald ventured over to Edinburgh to host a Springbank Masterclass in the Royal Scots Club. Organised by Cadenhead's Edinburgh as part of their monthly tastings in celebration of 175th Anniversary of WM Cadenhead's, the tasting had a mixture of Springbank drams on offer as well as the recently released Kilkerran 8yo Cask Strength. Thank you to everyone who came along and we hope you all enjoyed it.

It’s exactly 4 weeks until the Open Day: There will be lots for people to do if you want to come along for the day. There will be regular (free!) distillery tours throughout the day and local food and craft stalls out in the distillery yard - hopefully the weather will be better than last year. There will also be the Springbank Warehouse Whisky Bar and the Fyne Ales Bar for you all to enjoy. Everyone is welcome so come along and join us on Thursday 25th May at Springbank Distillery.

The Ardrossan-Campbeltown Ferry Crossing

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Sök dryck

Swedish Springbank Fans We are pleased to announce that the Springbank Local Barley 11yo is being launched in Sweden today. Our 2nd release of the Springbank Local Barley series uses barley from Aros Farm near Machrihanish airport, with the Barley type being the historical Bere Barley and bottled as an 11Y/O at 53.1%. We used 13 tonnes of this Barley across 4 hectares and the whisky spent 11 years in Bourbon casks. Tasting notes: Nose: Freshly baked bread with sweet notes of sun dried bananas to contrast with the salted caramel topping Taste: The promise given in the nose delivers, a lovely creaminess and sweetness of grapes, custard, honeycomb and marshmallow. Finish: There’s a nutty quality about this, almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts as wellness an air of indulgence, rich and buttery with an elegant finish that keeps on giving. A true Campbeltown dram that needs to be opened and enjoyed amongst friends.

Timeline Photos

We are pleased to announce that Mick Wilson will be our new Assistant Manager (in charge of) Bottling Operations. He will be responsible for all bottling operations on site which of course includes managing our new automated bottling line that has recently been installed in the bottling hall. We are certain Mick will be an excellent addition to the Springbank/Glengyle family.

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Available Now - Hazelburn 13yo Sherrywood Our Hazelburn 13yo Sherrywood (47.1%) is available in the UK now and in other countries/markets in the coming weeks. Please contact your local retailers and stockists for more information, details of whom can be found by visiting: http://www.springbankwhisky.com/distributors/ Nose - Initially raisins, marzipan, Demerara sugar followed by treacle, sticky toffee and wood shavings. Taste - Homemade strawberry jam, sugary and filled with cream, orange zest, brandy snaps and a white chocolate creme brûlée. Finish - Chocolate orange, crazy coffee liqueur, buttered popcorn, cocoa beans and mocha coffee with a delicate finish of sweet orange marmalade. Distilled in October 2003 and matured in Oloroso casks, there will be approximately 12,000 bottles available worldwide and they will retail at around £55.00.

Kilkerran Single Malt

Available Now - Kilkerran 8yo Cask Strength The first limited release from our sister distillery is available today. Check out the trade section of the Kilkerran website to find out where you can get a bottle: http://www.kilkerransinglemalt.com/trade/

Photos from Springbank Distillers's post

David Allen is finally back in the office, having arrived back in Campbeltown after flying in from Malaysia He was extremely busy during his trip, meeting with our importer and distributers as well as hosting tastings and conducting staff training sessions too. He also found time to do a little exploring.

Campbeltown Fire Station

We'd like to thank Campbeltown Fire Station for teaching our staff life saving CPR skills today. It's a very worthwhile skill to learn and if anyone is interested in attending a 40 minute training workshop please feel free to email kelly.mcsporran@firescotland.gov.uk for further information. 'Call Push Rescue' is a training programme provided by the British Heart Foundation and Scottish Fire and Rescue are assisting in delivering this training in local communities.

Bottling line

Our new bottling line in action. We've speeded it up for you...