Hazelburn 17 Year Old Springbank Open Day 2026

Description

Hazelburn 17 Year Old (Springbank Open Day 2026) is a highly limited festival release from Springbank Distillery, created for the 2026 Campbeltown Malts Festival. As Hazelburn is Springbank’s unpeated, triple-distilled style, this bottling is particularly distinctive for pairing the range’s elegant, light-framed spirit with the richness and structure of full-term Oloroso sherry cask maturation.

Aged for 17 years and matured entirely in Oloroso sherry casks, it offers a more luxurious and deeply sherried expression of Hazelburn’s naturally refined character. Bottled at 49.2% ABV at cask strength, this release balances softness and weight, allowing the distillery’s delicate spirit to carry layers of dried fruit, spice, oak, and sherried depth with impressive poise.

Presented in the traditional 35cl half-bottle format associated with Springbank Open Day and festival releases, and limited to just 1,772 bottles, Hazelburn 17 Year Old has clear appeal for collectors and festival followers alike. Rare, characterful, and rooted in Campbeltown tradition, it stands out as a memorable official bottling from one of Scotland’s most sought-after distilleries.

Tasting Profile:

Hazelburn 17 Year Old brings together the elegance of triple-distilled, unpeated spirit and the opulence of long-term Oloroso maturation. The nose is deeply sherried, revealing black cherry, jammy red fruit, dates, and sweet toffee, underpinned by hints of earth, spice, and coastal air. On the palate, the whisky is dense and luxurious, with dark chocolate, berry fruit, and fruitcake richness gradually giving way to savoury Campbeltown character and maritime salinity. The finish is long, dry, and quietly complex, leaving cocoa, caramelised sweetness, cherry, and dunnage earthiness lingering in the glass.