AW: [MM-MALTS-L] Springbank

[Lawrence Graham]

It seems that Springbank will not distill next year for a period, expect a formal announcement from the distillery in the next few days. When I was at the distillery for 5 days 9-13th June I saw no evidence of "nasty cheap wine barrels " but only excellent sherry, port and bourbon barrels. And an over whelming desire to produce top rate malts. 

A suspension of distilling for a period is hardly reason to run amok with speculation and harsh words, they deserve better.

Lawrence

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: whiskyhill at att.net 
  To: MaltManiacs operated former 'MALT-L' Whisky List 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:43 AM
  Subject: Re: AW: [MM-MALTS-L] Springbank


  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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