Rare cask from Scotland’s oldest independent, family-owned distillery to go under the hammer – Scotch Whisky News
Rare cask from Scotland’s oldest independent, family-owned distillery to go under the hammer
Springbank 1997 expected to exceed £100k at auction
The 12th Auction Your Cask will go live on 21st November 2023 featuring an old and rare Springbank 1997 bourbon barrel with a reserve of £100k.
Established in 1828, Springbank stands as Scotland’s oldest independent, family-owned distillery. Priding itself on traditional production methods that have been passed down from one generation to the next, the distillery continues to set the standards for unique and highly-sought after whiskies.
From its humble beginnings on the site of Archibald Mitchell’s illicit still, Springbank is now extremely sought-after and one of the most prominent whiskies produced out of Campbeltown and one of only three distilleries operating in the area.
Springbank prides itself on producing a single malt that is made entirely in-house which are lightly peated in their kiln and distilled 2.5 times.
Spirits master and Keeper of the Quaich, Colin Hampden-White, has tasted the 26 Year Old Springbank and describes it as absolutely delicious.
“A very good example of Springbank with all the salinity one would expect with rich fruits, some floral notes and the ever expressive saline, sea breeze Springbank is so well known for. Complex and balanced, this is an unctuous whisky with Campbeltown character,” says Colin who adds: “On the nose there were notes of rich honey, honeysuckle and fresh vanilla pods, apricot and some cooked red apple. On the palate, the spirit is clean and complex with both fresh orchard fruit and caramelised pears. Clear honey and cherry blossom give lighter notes and all spice sits in the background giving great balance.”
Colin concludes: “The spice and smoke persist all the way through the finish and are joined by waves of honey and pastry. Touches of chocolate and golden syrup come and go as do some summer fruits. The end is still juicy, and smoky, oaky and rich.”
Going from strength to strength
The upcoming event follows on from Auction Your Cask’s most successful sale to date in September where 284 people registered to bid, 183 bids were placed, 22 cask samples were sent out and a total of 13 lots were sold.
Other highlights of the next auction, which will run until 8pm on Tuesday 28th November 2023, include: North British (Grain) 1991 – 1st Fill Barrel, Reserve £6,500 and Ben Nevis 2015 – Barrel, reserve £8,000.
auctionyourcask.com is the only live, online auction dedicated to cask whisky and premium spirits serving a global audience.
If you have a cask you would like to submit into the auction complete this form before 10th November 2023.
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Auction Your Cask (AYC) is the UK’s first live auction website dedicated to exceptional spirits casks.
Hosted four times a year and helping private owners/investors sell their cask to independent bottlers and other investors all around the world.
Auction Your Cask displays all re-gauge dates and aims to offer bidders the opportunity to sample the whisky from the casks before purchase to verify the cask and ensure quality of the spirits on offer.
AYC’s parent company Cask Trade validates all the sellers and confirms proof of ownership and the history of the cask enabling bidders to safely buy. With complete transparency and no sellers’ fee, AYC offer you the actual hammer price. The low buyers’ fee of 15% will offer the opportunity to buyers, trade or private, to buy rare casks.
