Springbank 1966-1997 - 31 Year Old - Local Barley - Single Cask 490

INFORMATION

Springbank 1966 - 1997. 31 Year Old. Local Barley. Cask number 490. Matured in a Bourbon Cask. 70cl. 54.0%.

One of the legendary Springbank 1966 single casks bottled in 1997 for the distillery’s extraordinary Local Barley series. Cask 490 was an ex-bourbon cask of truly remarkable quality and was bottled without colouring or chill filtration at its natural cask strength of 54%. These stunning natural 1966 Springbanks represent a high point not just for the distillery but for the Scotch whisky category as a whole. An incredible dram.

DISTILLERY:Springbank

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:54.0%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK NUMBER:490

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Campbeltown

DISTILLED YEAR:1966

BOTTLING DATE::1997

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.