About Springbank

The Springbank distillery is housed in buildings that date as far back as 1828, combined with those that were used for the now distinct distilleries of Longrow, Rieclachan, Union, Springside and Argyll.

Springbank are the only distillery in Scotland to malt 100% of their barley using traditional floor malting methods. Furthermore, much of their distillery equipment has been maintained and respected by them over decades. Combined, this helps them not only to maintain the historical charm that Springbank possesses, but helps them to ensure that their whisky is consistently of the highest quality.

Looking back in time, Campbeltown is unarguably as big a part of the history of whisky as the famous drink itself. Used as a smuggling centre for the most part of the 17th and 18th century, many a bottle of Scotland’s famous liquid was distilled illegally.

Once home to over 30 distilleries, Campbeltown gained a reputation for delivering high quality whisky in the 19th century, something that saw an increased demand from blenders. Much of Campbeltown’s whisky heritage can be linked to its location – easy to access by boat and so close to Ireland that the back gardens of homes can be seen with binoculars on a clear summer’s day.

The house style is coastal, oily, briny coconut and medium bodied smoke.