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.

A Campbeltown single malt distilled at the Springbank distillery on 5 February 1974 and bottled on 1 March 2000 by its owners, the family-owned J&A Mitchell & Co Ltd. This whisky is effectively aged for 26 years. A limited edition of 234 bottles worldwide. This bottling follows cask #152, which was distilled on the same day and bottled on 28 October 1999. Numbered bottle equipped with a cork stopper and gold foil seal.