Springbank 1965-1996 - 31 Year Old - The Bottlers - Single Cask 2628

INFORMATION

Springbank 1965 - 1996. 31 Year Old. Bottled by The Bottlers. Cask number 2628. 70cl. 44.7%.

One of a trio of legendary sister single casks of 1965 Springbank released by the cult hero independent bottling outfit The Bottlers in 1996. Springbank 1965 31-year-old Cask 2628 was bottled in October 1996 at its natural cask strength of 44.7% and has been renowned as one of the fruitiest 1960s Springbanks ever since.

DISTILLERY:Springbank

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:44.7%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

BOTTLER:The Bottlers

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK NUMBER:2628

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Campbeltown

DISTILLED YEAR:1965

BOTTLING DATE::1996

AGE:31

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.