Springbank Whisky School

Ever wondered exactly how your favourite dram is made? Want to learn the secrets behind whisky making in a fun and informal environment? Fancy getting your hands dirty in the making of one of the world’s best-known single malts? The Springbank Whisky School will give whisky fanatics from around the world the opportunity to do just that.

Headmaster and Course Co-ordinator will be Springbank’s Director of Production Frank McHardy, who will be on hand throughout each of the five-day “terms” to pass on the extensive knowledge he has gained during 44 years in the whisky industry.

Springbank’s status as the only distillery in Scotland to carry out 100 per cent of the whisky-making process on-site, from malting the barley through to bottling its own whisky, makes it the ideal location to learn the craft which has been practised in Scotland for hundreds of years.

Previewing the school, Frank McHardy explained: “We are looking forward to running the Whisky School because it gives us the opportunity to let ‘pupils’ get hands on experience of carrying out all the processes to turn barley into bottles of whisky. After all we are, at present, the only distillery in Scotland to do this.

“We have a good team at Springbank and our staff are keen to share our combined knowledge, gathered over many years, concerning production methods and the history of the Scotch Whisky industry.”

Following on from the success of last year the Whisky School has been extended to 10 weeks over the course of 2008 - 4 Spring Terms and 6 Autumn ones.

Click here to download the 2008 Springbank Whisky School prospectus in e-brochure form. A plain text printable version is also available here.