Welcome to the second 2018 quarterly newsletter. We are all very busy here in Campbeltown, as usual, with the up coming Campbeltown Malts Festival and a host of new releases coming your way very shortly.

Below, we have a summary of events and news we feel you guys should know about and if you have any questions or queries then you know where to find us.

Distillery News

A short update on the continued improvement works that are being carried out at the distillery. The distillery shop is still being worked on, thanks to the hard work and dedication from the distillery staff, we hope this will be up and running by the time we welcome you in Campbeltown in May for the malts festival. A new car park is being worked on at the distillery, sitting just beside the malt barns on Well Close and along Glebe Street to provide more space for visitors to the distillery.

Springbank Whisky School 2018 has begun and we are welcoming the pupils into the distillery on the 4th week of the Whisky School 2018. Pupils will be working hard as always our website and Facebook will be updated regularly with their progress.

Up and Coming Releases

Keep a close eye out for some new releases coming out soon! You will, of course, receive your Society Newsflash before these three releases go on sale.

We are launching the Springbank 21yo 46%, Longrow 18yo 46% and the second launch of the Hazelburn Sherry wood series – a Hazelburn 13yo 47.4%.

As Society Members you will always receive advanced notice that these will be launched via email. We will, as always, notify you that we do not control how shops sell their stock or if they take pre-orders so please be prepared for this. The Cadenhead shops are out-with our control so if you have any enquires or comments about individual shops please contact them directly. Remember to look at the ‘Where to buy’ section of our website to find your local UK stockist : http://www.springbank.scot/distributors/

Staff Profiles 

Hope everyone enjoyed the glimpse into the life at Springbank for John Wareham. Please keep a close eye on our website and social media platforms, future staff interviews regarding their experiences of working for Springbank and an insiders look at what it is like to be involved within the whisky making process – a new profile will soon be uploaded.

As Society members you will always get first access to these profiles first as they will be posted on the society section of the Springbank website before they appear anywhere else. So keep a close eye out on the website!

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Sales Teams Events

In the first few months of the year we have been busy travelling around the world sharing our love of all things Springbank, Glengyle and Campbeltown. We are all back in Campbeltown now, on the build up to the most highly anticipated whisky festival of the year.

So far this year we have been to the ends of the earth to spread our love and make new friends all in the names of Springbank and Glengyle Distillery. We’ve done 58 tastings in 12 countries in just 5 months ranging from Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, France and Germany.

Ronan recently ventured in the Arctic Circle to The Arctic Whisky Festival in Tromso, Norway; David and Ranald have been ‘back-packing’ all the way south in Queenstown, New Zealand representing Springbank and Kilkerran. And Grant has been to Dundee.

We really do get about don’t we!

In the upcoming months we will, again, be venturing around the world.

May: 

Ranald will be in Whizita, Itzehoe Germany for a special Springbank and Kilkerran Charity Tasting on the 4th and then onto Kiel for the Kieler Whisky Messe.

June:

Grant will be in Ayr for the Whisky An’A’That festival with great Springbank and Kilkerran Whiskies on the 2nd.

Grant will also be down in London on Sunday 17th for The Whisky Event at the Grosvenor Hotel for Springbank and Kilkerran.

July: 

From the 23rd – 27th Ronan will be flying out to Malaysia for a tasting tour around the country with Springbank and Kilkerran.

For more info please visit http://www.springbank.scot/events/ to check out the most up to date list of where our Sales Teams will be!

Campbeltown Malts Festival 22nd – 25th May

The Campbeltown Malts Festival! Not far away now and we are looking forward to welcoming as many of you to Campbeltown as possible. We should have enough whisky!

Tickets have been on sale since February and after the initial rush and chaos we hope everyone has got the tickets for the masterclasses they wanted.

We understand that demand is high for the tastings, but please don’t fret! There are a very limited number of tickets remaining and also tastings/masterclasses that are ONLY bookable on the day of the tasting! So plenty of opportunity to pick up some last minute tickets for some delightful tastings!

Don’t forget we also have some great whisky bars available on both days! The Springbank Warehouse bar on Thursday and The World Famous Cadenhead Lucky Dip Bar and Pop-Up Kilkerran Cocktail Bar on Friday!

Social Media: 

For all you Facebookers, Instagramers and Tweeters! Please use the hashtags’ #CampbeltownMaltsFestival and #Springbank on all platforms and keep us inundated with your Campbeltown Malts Festival Snaps! We will look to repost and share as many as possible and see how everyone is enjoying their time in Campbeltown!

That’s all from us here at Springbank.

Everyone stay on your toes for the next Society NewsFlash!!

Slainte!

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