Springbank
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A Campbeltown distillery making three distinct malt whisky styles, with the entire production process on site.source ↗
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Identity
- Founded
- 1828source ↗
Production
- Springbank style
- Lightly peated; distilled 2.5 timessource ↗
- Longrow style
- Heavily peatedsource ↗
- Process scope
- Entire production process carried out on sitesource ↗
- Malting
- Traditional floor malting; barley is steeped for up to three days and regularly turned on the floors.source ↗Applies to: Producer process description checked 2026-09-11. Site-level practice; not automatically inherited by expressions or historical editions. The three named malt styles have different routes.
- Kiln drying
- Peat fire, hot air, or both, depending on whether Springbank, Longrow or Hazelburn is being made.source ↗Applies to: Producer process description checked 2026-09-11. Site-level practice; not automatically inherited by expressions or historical editions. The three named malt styles have different routes.
- Milling
- A 1940s Porteous mill produces grist after 30–48 hours of kilning.source ↗Applies to: Producer process description checked 2026-09-11. Site-level practice; not automatically inherited by expressions or historical editions. The three named malt styles have different routes.
- Mashing
- A cast-iron mash tun with rakes; three water extractions per grist.source ↗Applies to: Producer process description checked 2026-09-11. Site-level practice; not automatically inherited by expressions or historical editions. The three named malt styles have different routes.
- Fermentation
- Six larch washbacks; fermentation lasts up to 110 hours.source ↗Applies to: Producer process description checked 2026-09-11. Site-level practice; not automatically inherited by expressions or historical editions. The three named malt styles have different routes.
- Distillation routes
- Three copper stills, with a direct-flame wash still. Springbank is distilled 2.5 times, Longrow twice and Hazelburn three times.source ↗Applies to: Producer process description checked 2026-09-11. Site-level practice; not automatically inherited by expressions or historical editions. The three named malt styles have different routes.
- Bottling and filtration
- Bottled on site without chill filtration or added artificial colouring.source ↗Applies to: Producer process description checked 2026-09-11. Site-level practice; not automatically inherited by expressions or historical editions. The three named malt styles have different routes.
A history of the place
Licensed distillery founded on the site of Archibald Mitchell’s illicit still.source ↗
John and William Mitchell take ownership.source ↗
Longrow first distilled.source ↗
Regular production resumes after a sporadic period.source ↗
Hazelburn first distilled.source ↗
Production pauses while new warehousing is built.source ↗
Expressions & connections
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Visit the distillery
- Experiences
- Tours and tastingssource ↗
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Official visitor information & booking ↗Sources & provenance
Springbank · Checked 2026-09-08
Springbank · Checked 2026-09-08
Springbank · Checked 2026-09-11
Leslie Barrie / Geograph · Checked 2026-09-08