SPRINGBANK 1995 SINGLE CASK 18 YEAR OLD - SBS OPERATION CHARRIOT 70TH ANNIVERSARY
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SPRINGBANK 1995 SINGLE CASK 18 YEAR OLD - SBS OPERATION CHARRIOT 70TH ANNIVERSARY
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Description
Springbank 1995 Single Cask 18 Year Old / Special Boat Service
This is an incredibly rare bottling of Springbank that was released privately to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Operation Chariot carried out by the Special Boat Service in 1942.
Operation Chariot was the code name of the infamous Commando raid on St Nazaire, a German naval base on the Loire, and was an early test for the newly formed Special Boat Service (SBS). Operation Chariot has been described in history as one of the most successful Commando raids of World War Two, despite the heavy losses.
Bottled in 2012 from cask #542 only 200 bottles were created.
PLEASE NOTE THIS BOTTLE HAS NO OFFICIAL SEAL.
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Campbeltown
- Size: 70cl
- Type: Single Malt Whisky
- Age: 18
- Number of Bottles: 1
- Strength (%): 57%
- Distillery: Springbank
- Distillery Status: Operational
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About the Distillery:
The Springbank distillery is a family-owned single malt whisky distillery on the Kintyre Peninsula in western Scotland. It is owned by J & A Mitchell & Company, which also owns the Glengyle distillery, the oldest independent bottler, William Cadenheads, and several blended scotch labels. Licensed in 1828, Springbank is one of the last surviving producers of single malt whiskies in Campbeltown, an area that once had over thirty active distilleries. Springbank Distillery is one of the main visitor attractions in Campbeltown, Kintyre which, in the 19th century, was classed as 'The Whisky Capital of the World'. The distillery produces three types of peated and unpeated malt whisky that it bottles under three distinct brands. The majority of its distillate is bottled as a single malt, with a small percentage sold to larger blenders or ending up in one of J&A Mitchell's own blended scotch labels, such as Campbeltown Loch.
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