SOCIETY NEWSLETTER CHRISTMAS 2009

Christmas Greetings to all Society members from the staff of Springbank Distillery.

It doesn’t seem like a year has passed already.   Where does the time go?

As we get ready to wind down for the holidays and get our party frocks on, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our Society members for their support over the past year.

What a year this has been for us,  we had a visit from the Hairy Bikers and their film crew, and were included in their T.V. programme,  we also had our very first open day at Glengyle Distillery, which was a great success and saw us running around like mad people for part of the day until we settled in to enjoy ourselves.

This year also saw a crop of local barley being gathered for future use.   We had a few new releases this year, as well as two Society bottles, one thanks to our tasting panel made up of Society members.

We could not have asked for a better end to the year than the two fabulous awards from Whisky Magazine, one for Young Brand Ambassador of the year 2010 and the other for Distiller of the year 2010.    Pete and Stuart will be first at the bar at the Christmas party to buy everyone a drink to celebrate their success.

All in all a great year for Springbank.

Next year we hope to continue the practice of selecting a tasting panel for Society Bottles – watch the forum for these announcements.   We will also have a competition or two, just to keep everyone invlolved.   Hopefully we will have more than two entries for the next competition, although I’m sure the two who entered the poetry competition are delighted there were no more entries as they both won a prize.

We will also be hosting another open day, this time at Springbank Distillery on Thursday 20th May.    There will be a cask of Springbank on that day, as well as another cask, yet to be decided.    During the day there will be masterclasses by Stuart Robertson and Frank McHardy, ticket prices to be announced later, as well as free distillery tours.

Hopefully we will also have Food from Argyll and music to keep you entertained.   Details will be announced in newsletters and on the website nearer the time.

The new releases planned for next year are:

January Springbank 18 y/o and Springbank CV
March    Springbank 12 y/o and Springbank Claret
May       Kilkerran Work In Progress
Sept      Hazelburn 12 y/o

We will of course also have at least two Society bottles.

We also have Glencairn whisky glasses with the Society logo etched on them,  for sale to Society members at a cost of £5 per glass, or £25 for a box of six.   We did send out a free glass with the last Society bottle as it was approaching Christmas. 

All that remains is for us to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.    We look forward to a busy 2010,  so get in touch,  keep us on our toes.   Give us your ideas for the Society and we’ll try our best to accommodate you.

Merry Christmas from all at Springbank.

Slainte

Janet
 
For the Springbank Society

J & A Mitchell and Co Ltd, The Tasting Room, 9 Bolgam Street, Campbeltown, Argyll, PA28 6HZ
Registered in Scotland, registration number 3582
Tel :   + 44(0) 1586 552009   Fax :  + 44(0) 1586 553232  website  http://www.springbankwhisky.com 

Please contact Janet to join the Springbank Society