Hazelburn 14 Year Old Open Day 2023 Oloroso Cask | Springbank
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A Rare Campbeltown Festival Exclusive
Released exclusively for Springbank's Open Day during the 2023 Campbeltown Malts Festival, this Hazelburn 14 Year Old represents a highly sought-after expression from one of Scotland's most respected traditional distilleries. Matured in Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 49.8% ABV, the release was limited to just 2,000 bottles worldwide. Presented in a distinctive 350ml format, it combines Hazelburn's elegant triple-distilled character with the depth of extended sherry cask maturation, offering collectors a memorable piece of Campbeltown's whisky heritage.
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Rich dried fruits, polished oak, roasted nuts, and dark honey, complemented by orange peel, subtle leather, and gentle sherry sweetness.
- Palate: Smooth and layered, revealing raisins, figs, dark chocolate, toasted almonds, and warming baking spices. The Oloroso cask influence brings depth while preserving Hazelburn's refined malt character.
- Finish: Long and warming, with lingering dried fruit sweetness, nutty oak, gentle spice, and a delicate dryness characteristic of mature Oloroso sherry wood.
Specifications
- Classification: Scotch Whisky
- Style: Single Malt, Triple Distilled, Unpeated
- Region: Campbeltown, Scotland
- Distillery: Springbank
- Brand: Hazelburn
- Bottler: Springbank
- Series: Open Day – Campbeltown Malts Festival 2023
- Bottled: 13 April 2023
- Age: 14 Years
- Cask Type: Oloroso Sherry Casks
- ABV: 49.8%
- Volume: 350ml
- Style of Bottling: Limited Edition, Distillery Bottling
- Outturn: 2,000 Bottles
- Presentation: Bottle Only
About the Bottling
Produced for Springbank's Open Day at the 2023 Campbeltown Malts Festival, this Hazelburn 14 Year Old belongs to a series of special releases celebrating the town's enduring whisky-making traditions. Such festival bottlings are particularly appealing to collectors because of their event-specific provenance and limited production, with availability extending beyond the original occasion primarily through specialist and secondary-market channels.
The 14-year maturation in Oloroso sherry casks provides a distinctive interpretation of Hazelburn's typically delicate, unpeated spirit. Limited to 2,000 bottles and released in a 350ml format, this expression offers an unusual combination of age, sherry influence, and festival exclusivity within the Springbank family of whiskies.
About the Distillery
Springbank stands among Scotland's most distinctive traditional distilleries, maintaining an unusually hands-on approach to production in the historic whisky town of Campbeltown. Its Hazelburn expression is triple distilled and unpeated, contrasting with the character of Springbank and the heavily peated Longrow range. Festival-exclusive releases from this independent, family-owned distillery hold particular significance among collectors, reflecting both Campbeltown's whisky revival and Springbank's enduring commitment to traditional craftsmanship.
Archive Notes
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Natural variation in fill level, packaging condition, and label ageing can occur in older releases and forms part of the character of mature collectible whisky.
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Campbeltown, Scotland
Maritime. Oily. Unmistakably character-driven.
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