Springbank Local Barley 8 Year Old 2024 Release 700mL — The Campbeltown Grain-to-Glass Icon
🏴 Some whiskies speak of place.
Springbank Local Barley 8 Year Old speaks from it.
Distilled in Campbeltown and built around genuine local provenance, this 2024 release from Springbank’s acclaimed Local Barley series is a whisky where origin is not a marketing line but part of the character in the glass. Made from Bere barley grown at High Ranachan on the Kintyre Peninsula, matured for 8 years in an even split of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, and bottled at a natural 58.1% ABV, it delivers the oily weight, coastal edge, and unmistakable structure that define Springbank at its best.
Aroma: Coastal and distinctive — cracked pepper, earthy malt, herbs, sea air, and a subtle sherried depth beneath the surface.
Palate: Rich and textural — shortbread, salted caramel, barley sweetness, herbal lift, and an oily weight that carries the flavour with balance and authority.
Finish: Long, warming, and quietly maritime, fading through soft toffee, malt, and lingering spice.
This is not a whisky built around polish.
It is built around identity — textured, traditional, and unmistakably Campbeltown.
Serve neat to appreciate its full structure, or add a few drops of water to open up more sweetness and herbal depth.
Sip slow. Let the provenance speak.
🧾 Product Details
Style: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: Springbank
Region: Campbeltown, Kintyre Peninsula, Scotland
Barley: Bere Barley from High Ranachan, Kintyre
Age: 8 Years
ABV: 58.1%
Volume: 700mL
Maturation: 50% ex-Bourbon, 50% ex-Sherry