"PROVIDENCE ASSUREDLY DESIGNED
THAT PART OF THE COUNTRY
AS A SPECIAL EARTHLY
PARADISE
FOR GOLFERS."
A Wee Dram
IN ITS HEYDAY A CENTURY AGO, Campbeltown
was one of the true powerhouses of the Scotch
whisky trade. Indeed, before multinational
corporations arrived and began inventing new
appellations, there were just four traditional
whisky regions in Scotland—Highland, Lowland,
Islay, and Campbeltown, the last of which
boasted dozens of distilleries and dominated the booming Glasgow
market. Today, there are only two whisky producers remaining on the
Mull of Kintyre. The better known is Springbank (springbankwhisky.
com), and it's well worth arranging a tour of its downtown facility
as a change of pace activity, or if inclement weather is keeping
the group off the links. In a private tasting, one can see how the
Campbeltown style is sort of Scotch whisky's "missing link"—
Springbank's offerings, like its classic
18-year-old single malt, often combine
some of the peaty smokiness of its
island neighbors with the complex
aromas of the Highlands' best.
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