Springbank 10 Year Old 1996 Cask 3553 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

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 12 Year Old Cask Strength

The 12 years old Cask Strength releases from Springbank are very popular and rightfully so. They are great, each and every one of them. The first batch appeared in 2010, in 2020 the 21st batch was launched (which I was able to try before it was released). But today I have batch 19 from 2019 in my glass. It’s a vatting of 65% bourbon casks and 35%...

Score 86/100

Springbank 2000 12 Year Old Calvados Wood

from a purchased sample Nose: Do you like Calvados? I sure do. And that's a good thing. This strikes me as being similar to a 10-15 year old Calvados that's rather smokier than usual, and a healthy sprinkle of sea salt. Waxy and some flavorless zest. Clean peat hiding behind the smoke. Palate: There's the (clean) peat! Some malty goodness, salt,...

Score 88/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

Not for too many words.. peat but not smokey peat, sweet, nice.. Vanilla but a little burnt.. dark chocolate not milk.. nuts roasted.. orange, nutmeg.. pepper.. dry.. long finish.. Nice and balanced. worthy of a good winter dram.. Hey guys from South Florida USA, I also may add ladies..

Score 87/100