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Springbank 1965-1992 - 26 Year Old - Milroys Anniversary Bottling
Springbank 1965 - 1992 . 26 Year Old. Bottled for Milroy's London. 70cl. 57.3%.
A splendid Springbank 1965 bottled as a 26-year-old at its natural cask strength of 57.3%. This was one of three sister Anniversary Bottlings privately bottled by the distillery in 1992 for Soho whisky retailers Milroy’s, who opened their shop in 1964. This particular bottling is regarded as the most desirable of the trio, as this was the only version bottled at full cask strength, with the other two editions being released at 46%. The success of these fantastic whiskies prompted Milroy’s to release further Springbank 1965 editions in 1994 and 1995.
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.
Distillery bottlings are, as the name suggests, bottled by or for the distillery from which the whisky has originated and are thus often referred to as Official Bottlings or OBs. Distillery bottlings are generally more desirable for collectors and usually fetch higher prices at auction than independent bottlings. They are officially-endorsed versions of the whisky from a particular distillery and are therefore considered the truest expression of the distillery’s character.
This ideal of the distillery character is regarded so seriously by the distilleries and brand owners that casks of whisky that are considered to vary too far from the archetype are frequently sold on to whisky brokers and independent bottlers. When this happens, it is often with the proviso that the distillery’s name is not allowed to be used when the cask is bottled for fear of diminishing or damaging the distillery’s character and status.