Good afternoon Society Members,

I hope you are all well. Just sending a quick newsflash with the latest news here at Springbank…

Springbank Gaja Barolo now available

The newest addition to the Wood Expression family is now available for purchase. The Springbank 9 year old Gaja Barolo is bottled at 54.7% and there are only 11,000 bottles available. The first 4 years were spent in refill Bourbon casks and the final 5 were in refill Gaja Barolo casks. The retail price for this bottle is £58.00 but you will receive your 10% Society discount making it £52.20 for Society members. I tasted it yesterday and it was deelicious!

The tasting notes for this bottling are:

Colour: Golden honey

Nose: Initial aromas of liquorice are followed by poached pears, chocolate, cream and marzipan. Springbank’s traditional earthy and coastal influence qualities also make an appearance.

Palate: There is no mistaking the red wine tannis from the Gaja Barolo casks, complemented by earthy and woody notes. Swedish lingonberries and rhubarb crumble give the whisky some sweetness and a touch of sea salt comes into play.

Finish: This is like a raspberry ripple ice cream but combined with peat and spices and a medium dry finish.

New Society bottling – due for bottling mid-November

The new Society bottling is due to be bottled mid-November and will be available for release by the end of November. As mentioned in the last newsletter, it will be a Springbank 12 year old Fresh Port and the price will be £55.00.

Also mentioned before, as there are only going to be 300 bottles from this cask it will be limited to one per person to begin with to keep it fair for all members. The reserve list is filling up very quickly but there are still a few bottles available so if you have not reserved your bottle yet and would like to, please get in touch with me soon.

New merchandise available

We have recently received a number of new items of merchandise into the Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Campbeltown:

•Copper Decanter – £180.00
•2014 Springbank Calendar – £6.50
•Springbank Glencairn scented candle (Citrus Delight – Chocolate/Orange scent & Cedar Surprise – Cedar/Pear scent) – £9.00
•Springbank golf towel in a range of different colours – £10.50
•New golf ball and golf tee sets – £10.50
•Wooden barrel 6 coaster set – £10.50
•Wooden barrel savings bank – £12.50
•Wooden barrel pen holder – £9.00
•Scarf with the Springbank Tartan – £12.00
•New colours of the popular men and ladies Glenmuir polo shirts – £30.75

Also newly introduced to Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop Campbeltown is the shop exclusive bottlings which are only available if you visit the Campbeltown shop. The first release was a Springbank 10 year old which was matured in 100% bourbon casks and was bottled at marrying strength (49.7%). This proved to be very popular and flew off the shelves so we now have the second batch available in store which is bottled at 49.3%. The label for each release will feature a different photo from Springbank distillery.

If you would like more information on any of the above products then please call or email the shop directly on 01586 55 1710 (ext 1) or shop@wmcadenhead.com.

I will be out of the office from 5pm this evening until Wednesday morning so will be able to reply to your emails from Wednesday onwards.

Kind regards,

Mairi Paterson

For the Springbank Society

To join the Springbank Society please contact them at society@springbankwhisky.com