Springbank 1980 Samaroli Sherry Wood / 20th Anniversary

A rather unique and particular rare bottling of Springbank.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it is one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

Distilled in 1980 and bottled in 1988 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Samaroli. The labels used for this series are re-appropriated from Silvano's first, the 1979 collaboration with Cadenhead's. This image was first used on the 22 year old Highland Park from that range.

One of 540 bottles.