Springbank 10 Year Old Portwood Alchemist

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

Nose: Scents of the sea--brine, kelp, creosote pylons, wet sand. Also a bit of vegetive notes and a slight hint of celery and mushroom soup. Palate: Hints of toffee, butter brickle, floral notes, bonny heather, ghost of sherry, white cake, and a touch of tequila that reminded me of Longrow CV a wee bit. Finish: Where'd the toffee go? Creosote,...

Score 77/100

Springbank 21 Year Old Dumpy Bottle

Let me just come out and say this. Springbank is tied with Ardbeg and Amrut as my favorite distillery in the whole world. Not only are they a genius distillery (creating three expressions from the same equipment!) they also claim to be the only distillery that performs the complete production process in its own facilities — including floor...

Score 94/100

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

Springbank 12 Cask strength, Batch 14, bottled in January 2017 at 54.2% Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea, My desire is always to be here, Oh Mull of Kintyre Ok, so Springbank of Campbeltown doesn’t exactly hail from the Mull of Kintyre, but it’s well south on the Kintyre Peninsula – and “as the crow flies” it’s only a mere 10...

Score 90/100

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

I like my whisky at cask strength and I'm also appreciating younger whisky, some of the drams I've tried over 18yrs are for me too rich. The 18yo Springbank is excellent as is the 15yo (probably my favorite allrounder now) This 12yo CS is another great offering: I've added two teaspoons of water to open the dram up. The nose is a mix of flint, sea...

Score 90/100