Hazelburn 8 Jahre First Edition 'The Casks'

First distilled in 1997, Hazelburn is the triple distilled single malt produced at Springbank Distillery and is named after the eponymous distillery which was mothballed in 1925. Though hugely popular, Hazelburn remains an elusive whiskey. Like Longrow, their torted single malt, it accounts for 10% of Springbank's annual production 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 shows "the casks" at Springbank, with "the stills" and "the maltings" completing the set. The label art was painted by artist Ian Gray and 1700 of each were produced.