Springbank 18 Year Old
Springbank · Springbank Distillery
Springbank 18 is a distillery benchmark — proof that Campbeltown's last independent family-owned distillery still does everything in-house and does it brilliantly. The interplay of fruit, smoke, and coastal character is impossible to replicate anywhere else.
Nose
Dried apricot and orange marmalade over a base of beeswax and salted caramel. Faint coastal peat adds a savory undertone without dominating.
Palate
Silky and layered, with honeyed malt, dark chocolate, and roasted hazelnuts. A gentle smokiness rises at mid-palate, flanked by clove and dried fig.
Finish
Exceptionally long, with waves of dried fruit, vanilla, and maritime salinity fading slowly.
- Region
- Campbeltown
- Cask Type
- Bourbon and sherry casks
- Peat Level (PPM)
- Lightly peated (~12–15 ppm)
- Distillation
- Two-and-a-half times distilled (partial triple distillation)
- Maturation
- Matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks for a minimum of 18 years
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Food Pairing
The nutty, crystalline sweetness of 24-month Comté meets the whisky's dried-fruit richness, while quince paste echoes the honeyed smoke on the finish.
Springbank remains one of the very few Scottish distilleries that malts its own barley, distills two-and-a-half times, and bottles on-site — all within the same Campbeltown facility the Mitchell family has operated since 1828.
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