Springbank Distillery

Campbeltown, Campbeltown, Scotland · established 1828

Owner

J&A Mitchell & Co (Mitchell family)

Stills

1 wash (direct + internal fired), 2 spirit

Water

Crosshill Loch

House style

Funky, oily, briny — machine oil, dried fruit, coastal smoke; 2.5-times distilled

Peat

14 PPM — Springbank ~12–15ppm; Longrow ~50–55ppm; Hazelburn unpeated

The story

Once 'whisky capital of the world' with 30-odd distilleries, Campbeltown collapsed in the 1920s. Springbank survived — family-owned, stubbornly traditional, and now one of the most allocated distilleries in Scotland.

Tours

• Distillery tour — One of the only distilleries doing 100% of production on site, malting to bottling

Around Springbank

• Cadenhead's shop (Shop) — Independent bottler owned by the same family
• Campbeltown Picture House (History) — 1913 cinema, one of Scotland's oldest
• Machrihanish Golf Links (Golf) — Famous first tee over the beach
• Davaar Island cave painting (Landmark) — Crucifixion painting reached by tidal causeway

Official site: springbank.scot