Hazelburn 8 Year Old First Edition 'The Maltings'

First distilled in 1997, Hazelburn is the triple distilled single malt produced at Springbank distillery, and is named after the distillery of the same name, mothballed in 1925. Although very popular, Hazelburn remains an elusive whisky. Like Longrow, their peated single malt, it makes up 10% of the annual production at Springbank each year, resulting in around 100 to 150 casks. The first bottlings of Hazelburn were released in 2005.

This is part of the trio of 8 year olds that comprised the first Hazelburn release. The label here depicts "the maltings" at Springbank, with "the casks" and "the still" completing the set. The label art was painted by artist, Ian Gray, and there were 1700 of each produced.