AW: [MM-MALTS-L] Springbank

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I suspect they ran out of those nasty cheap wine barrels they were using to finish their malt in....
-------------- Original message from Bernhard Schäfer <bernd at die-klausur.de>: -------------- 


> Hiho, 
> Why should they close? 
> Maybe for refurbishments, as Horst said. Family problems? Well then the 
> whole thing could be sold...and I am pretty sure in times when Glenglassaugh 
> will be reopend, a possible buyer will be found easily ( hahah all swedish 
> malt lovers together will establish a plc and buy it ). 
> 
> But not for any other reason, in those days with the highest expansion in 
> the Whiskyindustry in SCO since more then 100 years...it is rediculous to 
> assume a well known distillery will close. Even if there is a problem they 
> could still sell all newmake to blenders. 
> So imho, if you like Springbank I do not think that there is no reason to be 
> worried. 
> 
> Bernhard 
> 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- 
> Von: mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net [mailto:mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net] Im 
> Auftrag von Horst Luening 
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 24. Juni 2008 08:17 
> An: MaltManiacs operated former 'MALT-L' Whisky List 
> Betreff: [MM-MALTS-L] Springbank 
> 
> Hello Martin! 
> 
> Can't believe in this. Springbank is on a good expansion course (Glengyle) 
> and sales develop well. Time is very friedly to Scotch Single Malt WHisky 
> today. 
> 
> What often happens is malinformation thru bad retailers. Whenever those miss 
> to secure their supply of a particular brand, something weird has happened. 
> Like Lagavulin burnt down (tale here in Germany a few years ago) or 
> something similar. 
> 
> But this Springbank tale is something else. It describes something happening 
> in the midterm future. 
> 
> Why should a distillery shut down in the future? Perhaps they have to 
> replace a worn still? This would make sense. But to reduce this circumstance 
> to a closure forever is bad habbit. 
> 
> Perhaps you should buy all Spingbank bottles available in your country? Is 
> this a rumor sent out by some distributor to increase short term sales? 
> 
> And in the end it might be true. But this has the least probability in my 
> view. 
> 
> Regards, 
> Horst 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- 
> Von: mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net 
> [mailto:mm-malts-l-bounces at grsnet.net]Im Auftrag von Martin Markvardsen 
> Gesendet: Montag, 23. Juni 2008 19:08 
> An: mm-malts-l at grsnet.net 
> Betreff: [MM-MALTS-L] Springbank 
> 
> 
> Hi all 
> 
> Rumours says that Springbank will close down for production next 
> year....?????i cant believe that....saw it on the Springbank Forum......as 
> have not recieved any mail from the malt list recently, i hope that this 
> have not been posted.... 
> 
> 
> 
> Martin Markvardsen 
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