Now, can you imagine owning some bottles from the very first casks filled at Springbank? Unfortunately, unless some descendant of Johnnie Walker of Kilmarnock has kept a few, there is now no chance of this. However this is not the case at the Mitchell's Glengyle Ltd. Here, the first six casks filled from the very first spirit run will be set aside to be bottled at 10 years old thus giving you the chance to own a piece of history in the making. The six casks will be of different wood types and will be selected in conjunction with Willie Taylor at Broxburn Cooperage to ensure that the casks are of the finest quality prior to being filled. Limited to 700 bottles of each wood type, all at 46% ABV, we are offering you the exclusive opportunity to purchase one of each wood type.

On the date of the first distillation everyone who has purchased a bottle will be sent their certificate of ownership along with a miniature sample of the spirit as it comes off the stills. In addition, since we know that 10 years is a long time to wait, those who have purchased the full set will be given a special miniature set, bottled at 5 years old to give you the chance to see how your whisky is maturing. As the whisky’s 10th Birthday approaches you will be contacted with confirmation of when the whisky is to be bottled to give you the opportunity to come and collect the bottles directly from the distillery. Alternatively you can advise us of the address you would like the whisky delivered to, where regulations in the country of residence permit.

If you would like to apply to be the proud owner of bottles from the first casks filled at the renowned Mitchell family’s second, and Campbeltown’s newest, distillery when it opens in 2004 simply click here.