NEWSFLASH – THE CAMPBELTOWN MALTS FESTIVAL UPDATE! – Scotch Whisky News
March 27th, 2014
NEWSFLASH – THE CAMPBELTOWN MALTS FESTIVAL UPDATE!
Hope you are all well. Just sending over a quick newsflash with some updates on The Campbeltown Malts Festival 2014.
Wednesday 21st May 2014 – Glengyle 10th Birthday Celebrations
Yesterday was a special day for our sister distillery, Glengyle as it marked the official 10th anniversary of it’s re-opening on 25th March 2004. We can hardly believe that it has been 10 years already but it’s been great to see how well things have progressed during this time. We thought that it would be a good idea to hold off the birthday celebrations until May so that we can combine them with the Open Day and have many of you there with us to help us celebrate!
As hinted in my previous newsflash, we will be holding two special events on the Wednesday evening before the Open Day (Wednesday 21st May).
After the success of The Kiln Dinner at Springbank in 2013 we will be holding a similar event for 2014, this time at Glengyle Distillery.
You can begin Glengyle’s 10th birthday celebrations in style by joining us for a special dinner in the Still House at Glengyle. On arrival, guests will be greeted with a champagne reception which can be enjoyed alongside a range of locally sourced canapés followed by a three course meal on the still floor with a specially selected wine to accompany each course. Each guest will take home an exclusive 70cl bottle of Kilkerran whisky which will be selected and hand bottled from the cask on the evening. After the meal, guests will be led into the grounds of Glengyle to join the ceilidh celebrations (more details on this are further down email). As always, members of the Springbank and Glengyle team will be on hand to share their wisdom and a few drams with you!
This exclusive event will be limited to 30 people and will cost £250.00 per person. Payment on booking will be required. To book your place or if you would like me to send any more information then please email me at mairi@springbankwhisky.com.
Starting at 8pm, we will be holding a ceilidh inside one of the buildings on the grounds of Glengyle Distillery when we will dance until the wee hours! There will be a licensed bar, live music and lots of Scottish dancing! Popular local musicians ‘The Kinloch Ceilidh Band’ will provide the music for the evening and plenty of the Springbank girls and boys will be there to keep you right and teach you the steps! It’s been a few years since I was at my last ceilidh so I will need to brush up my moves before the event! There will be hot filled rolls such as burgers available to purchase around 10pm for those who work up an appetite from all the dancing!
The cost of the ceilidh is £5.00 per person and tickets can either be booked in advance (payment on booking) or you can pay at the door on the night. If you would like to secure a ticket and pre-book then please email me at mairi@springbankwhisky.com.
Thursday 22nd May 2014 – Springbank Open Day
There are still a few spaces left for most of the masterclasses and tastings which will be taking place at the Open Day. Just a quick reminder of these:
11.30am / Cadenhead Masterclass with Mark Watt & Grant Macpherson
12 noon / The Distillery Manager’s Warehouse Tasting (3 drams)
1.30pm / Glengyle Masterclass with Jenny Karlsson
2pm / The Distillery Manager’s Warehouse Tasting (3 drams)
2.30pm / Springbank Masterclass with Ranald Watson
4pm / The Distillery Manager’s Warehouse Tasting (3 drams) SOLD OUT
Due to such a high demand for the 4pm Manager’s Warehouse Tasting we will also be holding a 4pm Cadenhead Warehouse Tasting which will be led by Grant Macpherson. This tasting was offered to customers who did not secure a place on the 4pm Distillery Manager’s Warehouse Tasting first but there are 3 spaces left on this which is open to anyone who would like to join.
Friday 23rd May 2014 – The Campbeltown Malts Open Golf Competition
On the Friday we will be holding the Campbeltown Malts Golf Open Competition which will be taking place at the Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club.
This year it will be a ‘Pairs’ competition and will run with the better ball format. Tee times will range from 10am to 12.30pm and the golf club will provide a free pick up and drop off transport service between Springbank Distillery and Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club.
The price for non-locals to participate will be £30.00 per person and for locals £10.00 per person. There will also be the option for breakfast and/or lunch at the golf club. To be provided with a breakfast roll and tea/coffee on arrival this will cost an extra £6.00 per person and if you would like lunch after the golf then it will be an extra £10.00 per person. Neither are compulsory but might be a good idea to soak up the alcohol from the day before!!
There will be plenty of whisky releated prizes up for grabs and Machrihanish Dunes have kindly provided a prize of 1 nights stay for 4 adults in the Ugadale Cottages with a Round of Golf at Machrihanish Dunes.
Payment will take place on the day at the golf club. If you would like to book a place, please let me know and I can arrange this for you.
Springbank Society 10th Birthday
As you are aware, in April the Springbank Society will celebrate it’s 10th birthday – just weeks after Glengyle celebrates its 10th birthday! We have a special bottling planned for this but I think we will keep you in suspense for a wee while longer….until we have a bottling date at least!!
Something that may be of interest to you is that on Thursday 3rd April, Mark Davidson from our Cadenhead Shop in Edinburgh (and also one of our Society Members) will be holding a special Springbank Society Tasting to celebrate the 10th anniversary in the Kilderkin on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. The Society bottles he will be tasting are:
- Springbank 17yo 12/90 02/08 Refill Port Hogshead – 570 bottles – 51.5%
- Springbank 14yo 06/92 03/07 Bourbon Hogshead – 265 bottles – 55.3%
- Hazelburn 8yo 07/98 07/06 Refill Sherry Butt – 600 bottles – 58.7%
- Springbank 9yo 07/97 03/07 Fresh Rum Butt – 700 bottles – 60.2%
- Longrow 8yo 02/97 07/05 Refill Sherry Butt – 630 bottles – 59.9%
For more information you can contact Mark direct using the details provided on the Jolly Toper Tastings website: http://www.jollytopertastings.co.uk/contact-us/
On one final note I’m delighted to tell you that last week, Sir Frank McHardy was inducted into The Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame. It is a very well deserved award for Sir Frank who has now been in the industry for over 51 years. We continue to feel extremely privileged that he spent over half of these years working at Springbank. Although he retired as Director of Production at Springbank/Glengyle in July 2013, he continues to conduct specialist tours of Springbank as well as offering his knowledge to our Whisky School students each year. Congratulations again Frank – it’s great to see him being recognised in this way!
Anyway, that’s all for the moment but if you would like any more information or to book any of the above events then please let me know via email (mairi@springbankwhisky.com) or call me on 01586 55 2009.
Slainte,
Mairi
Mairi Paterson
For the Springbank Society
To join the Springbank Society please contact them at society@springbankwhisky.com
