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Springbank 31 years 1967 Murray Mc David Fresh Bourbon Cask n° MM1315 - bottled 1998

  • 46% |
  • 0.70L

A single cask Springbank distilled in 1967 and bottled at cask strength by Murray McDavid in 1998 after 31 years’’ maturation in a bourbon cask. Murray McDavid is an independent bottler founded in 1996 by Mark Reynier, Simon Coughlin and Gordon Wright, the former director of Springbank. They special…More info

  • Distillery: Springbank
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Campbeltown
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 5cm
  • State: 1 very slightly damaged label, 1 very slightly marked label

Lot presentation
Springbank 31 years 1967 Murray Mc David Fresh Bourbon Cask n° MM1315 - bottled 1998

The wine

A single cask Springbank distilled in 1967 and bottled at cask strength by Murray McDavid in 1998 after 31 years’’ maturation in a bourbon cask. Murray McDavid is an independent bottler founded in 1996 by Mark Reynier, Simon Coughlin and Gordon Wright, the former director of Springbank. They specialized in ageing whiskies in unusual casks, particularly wine casks, adding the term “ACE-ing” to their labels, standing for “additional cask enhancement”. After being bought by the Rémy Cointreau group at the same time as the Bruichladdich distillery that had been reopened by Murray McDavid in 2000, it is now owned by the broker Aceo Ltd and continues to operate from the former Coleburn distillery in Speyside, whose warehouses it uses.

The distillery Springbank

Scotland, Campbeltown. Distillery operational. Owner: J&A Mitchell & Co Ltd

It is no coincidence that four of the fifteen most prized distilleries in Scotland are family-owned or independent. Throughout the 20th century, this status led them to seize on any commercial opportunity open to them and to develop the marketing ingenuity key to the development and sustainability of their businesses. The Springbank distillery is one of the finest examples of the villainy of the Scotch whisky industry in the 20th century.This is seen in two exceptional bottlings, one distributed in the early 70s, a 50 year old distilled on 29 December 1919 (stated on its certificate), and the other released in the early 90s, a re-bottling from the distiller, limited to 24 editions worldwide, also displaying the vintage 1919. It is also seen in a move made at the very start of the 2000s, when, under pressure from a stock hit hard by years of production crisis (1980s), the Mitchell family decided to drastically change the profile of their single malt, taking the opportunity to change the bottle at the same time.

Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Springbank
  • Vintage: 1967
  • Bottler: Murray Mc David
  • Age: 31 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Campbeltown
  • Alcohol percentage: 46 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 5cm
  • State: 1 very slightly damaged label, 1 very slightly marked label
  • Case: No
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Color: Brown
Springbank 31 years 1967 Murray Mc David Fresh Bourbon Cask n° MM1315 - bottled 1998
Springbank 31 years 1967 Murray Mc David Fresh Bourbon Cask n° MM1315 - bottled 1998

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Springbank 31 years 1967 Murray Mc David Fresh Bourbon Cask n° MM1315 - bottled 1998

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format