A rare distillery only exclusive from Hazelburn. Hazelburn is thrice distilled created at Springbank Distillery.
This is 8 years old at a punchy 58.8%. No laughing matter here. Others and you will have a great time with this. Unless you plan on not sharing.
Only 264,000 litres are made at Springbank to include Springbank, Hazelburn, Longrow & Kilkerran hence its scarcity making it rare. It also happens to be fantastic too. This is unpeated Springbank in what appears to be bourbon although it retains the new make spirit character of Springbank. If you know you know. It takes a skilled palate to pick this up.
The triple-distilled single malt whisky from Campbeltown’s Springbank distillery.
Hazelburn is one of three styles of single malt made at Springbank distillery in Campbeltown. While the bulk of the distillery’s output is concentrated on producing the Springbank malt, 10% of its production time is dedicated to creating the heavily peated Longrow, and a further 10% to the triple-distilled Hazelburn.
By using unpeated air-dried malt and triple distillation on two stills, the resultant spirit is light, fruity and subtle. It is currently available in 10- and 12-year-old expressions.
In the past Hazelburn has been released in limited numbers at a variety of ages and, as with all bottlings from J&A Mitchell, Hazelburn is neither chill-filtered nor coloured and is bottled on-site at 46% abv unless otherwise stated.
The Hazelburn single malt is named after a former Campbeltown distillery that ran from the early-18th century until 1925, but in its short lifetime grew to become the biggest in the area.
Springbank distillery, itself licensed since 1828, first began producing triple-distilled spirit in 1997 and the first Hazelburn whisky bottled in 2005 as an 8-year-old. Three different labels were created to mark the brand’s first edition, each featuring a different aspect of Springbank: its maltings, stills and casks.
The core range now also features 12- and 10-year-old expressions, which were introduced in 2009 and 2014 respectively.
