History: The first reference to Campbeltown whisky is recorded in writing in 1591. Campbeltown became famous for smuggling and the illegal production of whisky, then also referred to as “uisge beatha” ...

The Springbank 1919 50 Year Old is one of the oldest vintage whiskies still available on the market. Distilled more than 100 years ago and first bottled in 1970 the Springbank 1919 is an enigma that ...

Single malt scotch continues to dominate rare spirits auctions, with ultra-aged bottles commanding anywhere from tens of thousands to over $1 million on the block. The latest rarefied haul, which ...

One hundred years ago, on days when the wind was right, the sour smell of mash enveloped Campbeltown. Then this speck of a community tucked into a small harbor near the end of the Kintyre Peninsula on ...

A rare Scottish whisky miniature has sold for a record £5,600 at auction. The 5cl Springbank single malt was one of more than 400 bottles from a collection that sold for £56,732.95, after commission.

IN a move that has surprised experts across Scotland, the family-owned company that runs the nation's oldest independent distillery has decided to stop making whisky. The Springbank and Glengyle ...

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IN THE 19th century Campbeltown, on the south-eastern shore of the Kintyre peninsula on Scotland’s west coast, was dubbed the “whisky capital of the world”. Its grand sandstone villas attest to a ...

“The making of single malt whisky is a sort of alchemy; the making of truly great single malt whisky is a form of magic.” It’s hard to think of Germany and not envision frothy steinkrugs overflowing ...

Springbank might be a lesser-known name to American whisky drinkers, but this centuries-old Campbeltown distillery is regarded as an excellent producer of single malt. It makes whisky under a few ...