Campbeltown used to be whisky's capital – today only three distilleries keep that history alive, and Springbank is the most stubborn of them. Hazelburn is the softer branch of that family, the unpeated, triple-distilled sibling to its smokier relatives. This 7-year-old spent its entire life in fresh Oloroso sherry casks, and you can taste it in every drop.
The Expert's Take
Hazelburn 7 Year Old Oloroso Cask Matured is a Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky, matured entirely in fresh Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 47.9%.
This bottling is the 2026 release in Hazelburn's annual Sherry Wood series, which each year sets the unpeated, triple-distilled Hazelburn style against a full Oloroso maturation, in contrast to the core Hazelburn 10 Year Old, matured exclusively in bourbon casks. Hazelburn is distilled three times, making it the softest of Springbank's three styles, and the malt is dried without any peat at all, using hot air alone. The whisky was distilled in June 2018 and bottled in March 2026, with 9,000 bottles produced of this release.
Springbank Distillery in Campbeltown is one of the last places in Scotland where the entire process still happens on a single site, from floor malting through distillation, maturation and bottling. That gives the distillery a level of control over its style that few others can match, and Hazelburn is the branch of production allowed to be most itself: clean, soft and free of smoke.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Cherries in syrup, soft caramel fudge and treacle meet dates and a touch of brandy-soaked cake. Underneath sit raisins, brown sugar and a hint of soft oak.
Palate
Full-bodied and sweetly spiced, with brown sugar, ginger, raisins and redcurrant jelly. The sherry adds depth without smothering the clean, soft spirit underneath.
Finish
Long and warm, with sticky toffee pudding, blackcurrants and a touch of dried herbs and tarragon. The close is soft but clearly sherry-driven.
Specifications
Name: Hazelburn 7 Year Old Oloroso Cask Matured
Distillery: Springbank
Region/Country: Campbeltown, Scotland
Type: Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 7 Years
ABV: 47.9%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oloroso Sherry Casks (Fresh Oloroso)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Triple Distilled
Distilled: June 2018
Bottled: March 2026
Number of bottles: 9,000
Edition: Hazelburn Sherry Wood 2026
EAN no.: 6108540111116
Flavour Profile
Sherry-matured · Fruity · Spiced · Full-bodied
Investment Potential
Medium. The Springbank family holds one of the strongest secondary markets in the whisky world, and the annual Hazelburn Sherry Wood releases typically sell out fast and hold their value well afterwards, not least because the distillery periodically halts sales of new releases altogether.
Did You Know?
Hazelburn borrows its name from a distillery that once stood directly across from Springbank in Campbeltown, but closed more than a hundred years ago. When Springbank first distilled their triple-distilled style in 1997, the name was revived, though the whisky in the bottle comes entirely from Springbank's own distillery.
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