Springbank 1965-1992 - 26 Year Old

INFORMATION

Springbank 1965 - 1992. 26 Year Old. 70cl. 46%.

An exceptionally rare early official bottling of Springbank 1965, this was bottled in January 1992 as a 26-year-old at 46%, and is making its first ever appearance at our auction. This edition turned out to be the first of several small batch 1965 vintage age statement bottlings by Springbank between 1992-96, and subsequently the last five casks from the vintage became the legendary 1965 Local Barley 36-year-old single cask bottlings in 2001.

DISTILLERY:Springbank

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:46%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Campbeltown

DISTILLED YEAR:1965

BOTTLING DATE::1992

AGE:26

Springbank is one of the giants of the Scotch whisky world, an independently-owned distillery dedicated to preserving the traditional methods of distillation. For a long time Springbank was flying the flag for Campbeltown whisky almost alone but the distillery’s fortunes have improved since the 1990s, and in 2000 Springbank expanded their operations with the purchase and subsequent reconstruction of the Glengyle distillery, home of Kilkerran.

The Springbank distillery produces three distinct single malt whiskies, with the regular lightly-peated Springbank malt complemented by the heavily-peated Longrow and the unpeated, triple-distilled Hazelburn. Of these secondary malts, Longrow has a longer history and more passionate fanbase, with the 1973/74 vintages in particular attracting eye-catching prices at auction. The standard Springbank spirit remains one of Scotland’s greatest whiskies, and auction prices for old bottles continue to rise.