Springbank 1972 30 Year Old Bottled 2003 - Chieftain's Choice 70cl / 46%

A bottle of Springbank 30 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This was distilled in November 1972, matured in hogsheads and bottled at cask strength in March 2003 by Ian Macleod for the Chieftain's Choice series.

This is one of 252 bottles; it was bottled from cask number 789.

Springbank is a family-owned Campbeltown distillery, founded in 1828. The distillery has been owned by the Mitchell family since 1837, when John and William Mitchell purchased it from their brother-in-law and distillery founder William Reid. Springbank survived the crash of the 1920s while many of its Campbeltown neighbours closed down. Following a period of closure between 1979 and 1987, a decision was made to no longer supply blenders and focus solely on single malt bottlings. With the maltings reopened in 1992, the complete process of whisky production is carried out on site, from malting the barley to bottling the whisky. Three distinct whiskies are produced at Springbank distillery: in addition to the eponymous single malt there is the triple-distilled, unpeated Hazelburn, and the heavily peated Longrow. Today, it is one of only three distilleries remaining in Campbeltown.

This Springbank 1972 30 Year Old sold at our online auction for £625