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Springbank whisky

Springbank is a Campbeltown distillery built in 1828 on the site of the illicit still Archibald Mitchell had used, and owned by his family since his sons John and William took it over in 1837. It still floor-malts its own barley (Springbank). Alongside Springbank it makes the heavily peated Longrow and the triple-distilled Hazelburn. This page lists the Springbank bottles we track with the best current UK price, including the Campbeltown Loch blended malt.

For the distillery history, see Springbank on Whiskipedia. Prices are the best current in-stock offer from the UK retailers we check (how we compare prices).

Springbank and Campbeltown

Springbank’s own history tells how many Campbeltown distilleries closed between the wars; by 1934 only Springbank and Glen Scotia were still working. Since 2023 ownership of the company has been held in three trusts, with a member of the family appointed to keep the family connection. The Springbank team also runs the neighbouring Glengyle distillery, which shares its production team and distils for around three months a year, typically October to December (Kilkerran).

How Springbank makes its whisky

The distillery’s process page gives these details:

  • Floor maltings: Springbank is one of only a handful of distilleries that malt their own barley on traditional malting floors.
  • Lightly peated: Springbank single malt is lightly peated in the distillery’s kiln; Whiskipedia gives 12 to 15 ppm.
  • Long fermentation: up to 110 hours.
  • Three stills: a wash still, a low wines still and a spirit still. Springbank is distilled two and a half times, Longrow twice and Hazelburn three times.
  • Natural presentation: the whisky is never chill-filtered and no artificial colouring is added. The core range is bottled at 46% ABV or more (Springbank range).

Springbank 10 Year Old

Springbank’s core 10 Year Old

What we like: Springbank 10 Year Old is bottled at 46% ABV from 60% bourbon and 40% sherry casks (Springbank). In our tasting, it was maritime and heavy: semolina pudding with lemon peel and green apple, then rubber, charcoal and burnt fried potatoes. In the dry finish, bitter lemon meets peat smoke and charcoal.

Springbank 15 Year Old

All sherry casks

What we like: Springbank 15 Year Old matures entirely in sherry casks and is bottled at 46% ABV (Springbank). It is round and soft yet heavy-bodied. The sherry leads: sour cherries and blackcurrants move into candied orange and figs, with cocoa and sea salt mid-palate. The spicy finish is marked by dry oak and charcoal.

Springbank 100 Proof

A young, strong Springbank from bourbon casks

What we like: Springbank 100 Proof is a 5-year-old matured entirely in bourbon casks and bottled at 57.1% ABV, part of the core range (Springbank). We found sweet notes of pear and vanilla crescent biscuits meeting herbal notes like menthol cough sweets, with grapefruit and roasted lemons with sea salt. The finish fades on charcoal and earthy peat.

Springbank Campbeltown Loch

Current price: £39.90 at Master of Malt.

A blended malt from Campbeltown

What we like: Campbeltown Loch is a blended malt at 46% ABV, vatted from all five malts of the region’s three distilleries and matured in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks (Springbank). We found crispbread with sea-salt butter and grilled courgette, then salty liquorice, burnt oak and measured peat smoke.

Sources and review

16 full-size bottles (50cl to 1 litre) in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

Known for

The flavour families that most often turn up for Springbank, based on its available bottles.

A guide to the house style rather than a promise: individual releases can differ.

About the distillery

Region
Campbeltown, Scotland
Founded
1828
Status
Producing
Capacity
500,000 litres of pure alcohol a year (stated capacity, not actual output); as recorded October 2026. Number 132 of 169 by stated capacity.
Stills
3 (1 wash, 2 spirit)
Owner
Owned by J & A Mitchell (family) (since 1837), through Springbank Distillers (J & A Mitchell); as recorded October 2026
Say it
SPRING-bank
Notable
Worm-tub condensers, Malts some of its own barley, Coastal site
SMWS code
27, 114, 126, the number on Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings (SMWS code decoder)
Visitor tours
Open to visitors; Springbank Tour from £18 (producer's page, checked November 2026). See distillery tour guide.
Visitor rating
4.8 out of 5 (409 reviews); TripAdvisor, October 2026
Travel Index
Rank #3 in Scotland (Diamond Tier), score 83.8/100. Milroy's Travel Index.

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

89,686 lots sold · £27.0m hammer total

How Springbank bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer and Whisky Hammer between May 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery, except that a Whisky Hammer price includes 20% VAT when a VAT-registered business sells the lot.

Trading volume
#2Among the most tradedof 181 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
22.7Above-average biddingWhisky Auctioneer only, against 20.5 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£150.00average £301.56, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
10%of lots (9,221), the rest official bottlings (80,465)Median hammer: official £142.00, independent £220.00
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
Springbank 1919 50 Year Old2021£120,000.00
Springbank 12 Year Old Sherry Wood2022£19,500.00
Springbank 1964 Glen Cawdor2018£14,840.00
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Springbank 15 Year Old4,715£110.00
Springbank 10 Year Old3,567£60.00
Springbank 18 Year Old3,287£180.00
Top independent bottlers
BottlerLotsMedian
Scotch Malt Whisky Society3,050£160.00
Cadenhead2,110£142.50
Samaroli422£1,650.00

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 12 November 2026.

Before comparing a hammer price with a shop price, add the fees: buying whisky at auction vs retail works through them. Auction medians for many brands have fallen since their 2021 and 2022 peaks, as what 1.6 million auction lots show about whisky prices sets out.

Questions

What is the cheapest Springbank whisky?
The cheapest Springbank whisky is Springbank Campbeltown Loch Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (46% ABV, 70cl), at £39.90 from Master of Malt. That is £44.85 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Longrow Peated (£49.95) and Springbank 100 Proof Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch 5 Year Old Whisky (£51.99).
How much does Springbank whisky cost?
Springbank whisky costs from £39.90 to £9,912.00, with a median of £399.95 for a full-size bottle (50cl to 1 litre). The dearest is Springbank 1965 Local Barley 36 Year Old #7.
What is the oldest Springbank whisky you can buy?
Springbank 1965 Local Barley 36 Year Old #7, at 36 years old, from £9,912.00.
What does distilled two and a half times mean at Springbank?
Springbank has three copper stills: a wash still, a low wines still and a spirit still. Springbank single malt is distilled two and a half times, Longrow twice and Hazelburn three times, all at the same distillery (Springbank). Whiskipedia’s Springbank page explains the still arrangement and notes that the first spirit still is condensed in a worm tub.
Does Springbank malt its own barley?
Yes. Springbank is one of only a handful of distilleries that malt their own barley on traditional malting floors, and it ferments for up to 110 hours (Springbank). Springbank single malt is lightly peated, at 12 to 15 ppm according to Whiskipedia, while Longrow is more heavily peated and Hazelburn is unpeated.
What is Campbeltown Loch?
Campbeltown Loch is a blended malt bottled by Springbank at 46% ABV with no age statement. It is vatted from all five malts made at Campbeltown’s three distilleries, matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks (Springbank).