Springbank 25 Year Old

Springbank 10 Year Old 2006 Duty Paid Sample

My buddy Anthony brought back this gem from Springbank. A duty paid sample at 57.3% from a first fill sherry hogshead. I guess I’m in for a treat. Some weird nose on baby sick, matchsticks, pickles (!) and dark fruit like figs. That is upholstered with some candied sugar, but also some varnish and cherry liqueur. Very amusing, but not very easy....

Score 86/100

Springbank 15 Year Old

Well, well, well this one is quite the chameleon (hence the dubious title) and considering it's been open nigh on six months I feel it should have settled down and opened up by now, if it was ever going to. I hear that the sherry to bourbon casks may vary with the 15, with some suggesting this more recent bottle (c2018/19) is 100% sherry matured....

Score 86/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

I appreciate the work being done at Springbank distillery. Small-time, handcrafted and traditional. It is quite unique both in style and in practice. Lets try the 10! Nose freshly poured there is a note of fresh paint that dissipates almost instantly. It is a bit waxy but not disturbingly so and it fades away with a bit of time in the open air....

Score 86/100

Springbank 2006 / 11 Year Old / Local Barley

This, launched in 2017, is the second of five annual "local barley" releases announced by Springbank in 2016. It comes after the first release, a 16-year old, that was brought to market in 2016. This second release was made with Bere barley from the Aros farm in Campbeltown and was entirely aged in ex-bourbon casks. The nose starts on a...

Score 87/100