Worlds Collide: Springbank 1995 Port Cask
Douro Valley: a sprawling majestic wilderness in the northern provinces of Portugal. Campbeltown: a fishing town on the Kintyre peninsula of Scotland. What do they have in common? Both are dedicated to the production of a quality beverage that can’t be produced anywhere else in the world. For Campbeltown we know, of course, of the great history of the Victorian Whisky Capital of the World, while Douro has its own claim to fame as the sole origin of port, a fortified wine – at least in the EU, our friends in the US don’t have such a restriction on the term – formally dating to at least 1756.
There is a boldness in geographic designations such as Scotch or port. Naming your product after its home tells the whole world you are the best at what you do. Quality is assured. And the reputation of your entire region is staked upon it. Just ask Stornoway about their world famous black pudding! Since port can only be made in Douro Valley and Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch can only be made in Campbeltown, never the twain shall meet, right? Wrong! We’ve managed to get our hands on a single cask bottling of Springbank – Campbeltown’s oldest operational distillery – matured in a… you guessed it, a port cask.
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Campbeltown - just down the road from our shop
Douro Valley: a sprawling majestic wilderness in the northern provinces of Portugal. Campbeltown: a fishing town on the Kintyre peninsula of Scotland. What do they have in common? Both are dedicated to the production of a quality beverage that can’t be produced anywhere else in the world. For Campbeltown we know, of course, of the great history of the Victorian Whisky Capital of the World, while Douro has its own claim to fame as the sole origin of port, a fortified wine – at least in the EU, our friends in the US don’t have such a restriction on the term – formally dating to at least 1756.
There is a boldness in geographic designations such as Scotch or port. Naming your product after its home tells the whole world you are the best at what you do. Quality is assured. And the reputation of your entire region is staked upon it. Just ask Stornoway about their world famous black pudding! Since port can only be made in Douro Valley and Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch can only be made in Campbeltown, never the twain shall meet, right? Wrong! We’ve managed to get our hands on a single cask bottling of Springbank – Campbeltown’s oldest operational distillery – matured in a… you guessed it, a port cask.
Campbeltown - just down the road from our shop