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Local distillers have opened their new Cadenhead's Whisky Shop in Reform Square following a total refurbishment which sees the whisky shop move from Bolgam Street round the corner to junction of Cross Street, Longrown and Longrow South. The sandwich and food outlet has now moved next door and is now called Auntie Mo's Kitchen (seen on the left of the images below) with Campbeltown Pottery now moving to Bolgam Street.

The new shop also features a new distillery museum style tasting room that connects the original stylish Tasting Room in Bolgam Street (see pictures below). Anyone who now attends one of the Tasting Rooms distillery tours will now be led to Bolgam Street where they will enjoy a tasting before moving on to the new shop. More information on Springbank can be found at their website - http://www.springbankwhisky.com/index.php

"The Tasting Room" DISTILLERY TOURS

Standard Tours

Standard Springbank Distillery Tour - £6 per person. Includes a taste of one of our CV range and a visitors miniature which is a very collectable item.
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Springbank/Glengyle

Tour both Springbank and Glengyle Distilleries ending with a taste of one of our CV range, and a miniature to add to your collection - £10.00 per person.

Springbank/Glengyle/Tasting

Tour both Springbank and Glengyle Distilleries, returning to the Tasting Room for a dram of Springbank, Longrow, Hazelburn & Kilkerran Work in Progress, with a visitors miniature to remind you of your experience - £15.00 per person.
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Campbeltown Malts

Tour both Springbank and Glengyle Distilleries, returning to the Tasting Room to relax while you are guided through 6 of our finest malts, and of course receive your visitor miniature. - £20.00 per person.
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Tasting

Taste of four whiskies - without tour £5 per person - times arranged to suit you.
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Private Tours

Private tours and tastings can be tailor made to suit your group. You can include lunch before your tour/taste or include dinner after your tour/taste. Contact us to discuss your unique whisky experience.
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Enjoy a lunch of locally produced seasonal fare - prices on request.

Please note - You should book a day in advance if possible by contacting 01586 551710 option 1 or 01586 552009. Tours are Monday to Friday - 10.00am & 2.00pm and also held on Saturday and Sundays over the summer.

Great article and looks great. Had a look in today and looks very nice. Well done to all involved.

Third photo down,barrels.Must be potent stuff.There is a first aid kit for when you fall over!

LANDROVER ROGER wrote:Third photo down,barrels.Must be potent stuff.There is a first aid kit for when you fall over!

Have you been sampling the stuff yourself? It's the fifth photo down!

That all looks top class,inside and out.Sure to pull the tourists in.

Wow! Looks absolutely fantastic! Well done to all those involved. Been on the tour recently and is brilliant. We have done a few over the years and though we may be biast we think Springbank's tour is the best and most interesting. This looks to add to the whole experience so will need to try again. Not sure I can afford that bottle pictured mind you!!

Looks brilliant, will be paying that a visit in a couple of weeks.

Looks excellent, just waiting for a day off!

Pretty convinced that the benefits of a more prominent position and more attractive shop front should reap rewards.
Good luck.

Nice to see work completed at the Bolgam Street too which now sees the former Whisky Shop being used as a store (with a nice new map!) and nicely painted along with the Campbeltown Pottery Shop.

I am sure that the last time I visited the wee toon in 1980 that particular shop used to sell Springbank whisky and was in fact owned by the distillers .I Believe it was a sort of whisky shop come delicatessan.Would love to be reminded of the name,it has only recently slipped from my memory.I remember my father returning from a holiday in his home town and excitedly mentioning that the shop was selling commemorative bottles of whisky distilled when his father (my grandfather (Robert McBain) worked at the distillery. I eagerly asked to see the bottle he must have bought and he sheepishly showed me a photograph of the one in the window! Tight git!!!! NB. : It's just come back to me,I think it was called Eaglesomes!