Springbank Flashcards
Where is Springbank located?
Campbeltown
Who founded Springbank and in which year?
The Reid brothers founded Springbank in 1828. They sold the distillery to John and William Mitchell in 1837.
How much of their own barley do Springbank produce?
Springbank has a full malting floor for 100% of their production.
What is the abv of the Wash at Springbank?
4.5-5% abv which is much lower than the average 8%abv at most other distilleries.
What kind and how many fermentors do Springbank use and how long is fermentation?
6 Boatskin Larch wash backs with 25000 ltr capacity. The charge is 21000 to leave room for foam and movement. Fermentation is long at over 100hours
What are the malt specs for the 3 different single malt brands that come from Springbank?
Springbank: 8-10ppm
(peat smoked for 6 hours)
Hazelburn : 0ppm Longrow: 50ppm
(peat smoked for 48 hours)
What is the size and shape of the spirit still at Springbank?
The spirit still is a 12274 ltr onion shaped still that has a charge of 7100 ltrs
What kind of warehouses do Springbank use?
Dunnage and Racked
What is the water source for Springbank?
Crossbills Loch
What type of condensers are used at Springbank? What is the angle of their lyne arms?
Worm tub condenser on one of the spirits stills
Other stills have ordinary condensers
Horizontal lyne arms
What is the strength and character of Springbank new make spirit?
71-72% - light peatiness, oily, sweet and heavy
What is the strength and new make spirit character for Longrow?
68% - heavily sweet and distinctly peaty
What is the strength and character of new make spirit for Hazleburn?
74 - 76% ABV. Light, sweet, with hay and malt notes
What is the distillation process for Longrow?
Double Distilled
What is the distillation process for Hazleburn?
Triple Distilled
What is the distillation process for Springbank?
Springbank is said to be 2.5x distilled.
The wash still runs as normal and all the alcoholic low wines passing into the first spirits still. Then the first spirits still is run as a wash still - that is all the alcoholic content - foreshots, middle cut, and feints are collected. There are separate foreshots and feints receivers. The second spirits still is then charged with 80% proceeds from the second distillation and 20% low wines directly from the wash still. The middle cut is taken into the spirits safe at 75% abv.
What whiskies make up the core range for Springbank?
Peat is 8-10% for all, all are non chill filtered and no coloring
10 Year (46% ABV, 60% ex-bourbon / 40% ex-sherry)
15 Year (46% ABV, 100% Sherry)
18 Year (46% ABV, 65% Sherry / 20% bourbon / 15% Rum)
12 Year Old Cask Strength (54.1% ABV (60% Bourbon / 40% Sherry)
What whiskies make up the core range for Hazleburn?
10 Year (46% ABV, 100% Sherry Cask)
15 Year (55.8% ABV, Cask Strength, 100% Oloroso Sherry Casks)
What whiskies make up the core range for Longrow?
Peated (46% ABV, Bourbon and Sherry Casks and no age statement) - 50ppm
Red (57.5% ABV, Bourbon Casks for 7 years, finished in Port Casks for 4 years -
What famous Japanese distiller did a voluntary internship at Hazleburn Distillery in Campbletown starting in May of 1920?
Taketsuru Masataka
How does Springbank kiln their barley?
Six hours over peat, the four hours of hot air
48 hours over peat for Longrow
What is the heat source for Springbank’s stills?
All direct fired with rummagers.
How do the distillers know the rummagers are working at Springbank?
The shaft which drives the rummager is connected to a short chain. Each time the shaft turns, the chain hits a little brass bell. If the bell doesn’t ring… the rummager isn’t working.
What is the grist ratio at Springbank?
74% Grits
14% Husk
12% Flour
