Springbank 12 Year Old Bottled 1990's

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength Claret Wood

I first tasted this expression in early 2011. I found it a bit challenging. A year later it was one of my favourite whiskies. I'm not sure if it was my palate or how it developed in the bottle, but I gained an appreciation for it. In Calgary over a couple of winters I managed to pick up a couple of bottles here and there of this one-off...

Score 90/100

Springbank Green 13 Year Old Sherry Cask

My first experience of Springbank was a few years ago when I bought at the same time the 10, the Longrow CV and the Hazelburn. The three had an herbal note that change from to the other passing from being lemongrass to sourish herbs to rotten long grass. Everything else, I like about Springbank except for that rotten grass. So you will understantd...

Score 81/100

Springbank 18 Year Old

This is a distillery that really grew on me last year, with Springbank 15 being my favourite release from them so far. First try of the 18yo then... Nose: Quite light and grassy, but with lots of brine and a strong touch of peat. Sweet fruits underly it. Blackcurrant in particular and slightly reminiscent of boiled sweets. It doesn't mention on...

Score 94/100

Springbank 10 Year Old 100 Proof

This is a seriously complicated whisky. It hit me with so much at once that it took a second to get my bearings. So I relaxed and tried to go with it and thats when the genius of this malt hit me. It's not so much a refined symphony as it is a freeform jam. That's not to say that all the elements aren't in complete and miraculous balance! this...

Score 95/100