NSS - The Campbeltown Connection - 10 Year Blended Malt

THE CAMPBELTOWN CONNECTION, 10 YEAR OLD BLENDED MALT Springbank, Glen Scotia and other Campbeltown malts, in one glass Region Campbeltown Style Blended Malt Age 10 years ABV 50.7% Contains Springbank & Glen Scotia Bottler North Star Spirits Campbeltown whisky is the hardest whisky in Scotland to buy. Springbank sells out on allocation everywhere on earth, Glen Scotia is climbing the same path, and the region only has three working distilleries to its name. The Campbeltown Connection is North Star Spirits' answer: their own mix of Springbank, Glen Scotia and other Campbeltown malts, married together and bottled as a 10 year old blended malt that tastes like the town itself. North Star Spirits is the Glasgow independent bottler founded by Iain Croucher in 2016, with a reputation for sourcing casks most bottlers cannot reach. Youngest distillate 2015. Bottled at 50.7%, non-chill filtered, natural colour. Imported by The Whiskey Lab. Region profile, Campbeltown In the Victorian era Campbeltown was the whisky capital of the world: a single small town on the Kintyre peninsula with more than 30 working distilleries. The crash of the 1920s wiped the region out. Today only three remain: Springbank, Glen Scotia, and Glengyle, making Campbeltown Scotland's smallest whisky region. Scarcity turned the survivors into cult names. Springbank in particular sells on strict allocation worldwide, and bottles rarely touch shelves at retail price. The house style of the region: briny, oily, lightly smoky, with a rugged coastal funk that no other region replicates. The blend A blended malt contains only single malt whiskies, no grain whisky. This one is built entirely from casks distilled in Campbeltown, which is a category of exactly three possible sources. Springbank brings the oily, lightly peated complexity it is famous for; Glen Scotia adds the salty, maritime backbone of the town's harbour-side style. North Star marries them with other Campbeltown stock into a whole that drinks bigger than its parts. At 50.7% the blend keeps its texture and weight: salty, waxy, and gently smoky, with the region's signature character intact. For drinkers chasing allocated Campbeltown bottles, this is the same postcode in an honest package at an honest price. Tasting notes (North Star Spirits) Nose Caramelised grapefruits and fresh vanilla pods. Palate Salty and waxy, the slight peat makes it big in the mouth. Finish Warm, citrus orange with a wee bit of paraffin for good measure. Specification Details Brand North Star Spirits Whisky style Blended malt Scotch whisky (100% Campbeltown) Region Campbeltown Composition Springbank, Glen Scotia and other Campbeltown malts Age 10 years Youngest distillate 2015 ABV 50.7% Volume 700 ml Non-chill filtered Yes Natural colour Yes Availability Open release