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Campbeltown had no less than 20 distilleries at the turn of the nineteenth century, now there are only two. The highly rated Springbank and the Glen Scotia. Many factors led to the towns demise. A bad reputation for poor spirit, following complacency. This led to rumour among consumers of the day, that herring barrels were being used for the maturation of the whisky. Prohibition in the United States didn't help distillers to find new markets. By 1930 only three distilleries had survived the crash. A disaster for this single industry town and its people.
However, out of the ashes has risen the Springbank. Moreover the original family, the Mitchells, still remain as owners, the also make the Longrow in very limited editions. Highly commendable when over 80% of all Malt producing distilleries are at this moment under corporate management.
