Springbank 1966 Local Barley Cask 470

Springbank 14 Year Fino Cask Strength

A delightful dram. I have a recent bottle of Claret on the brain, and this eases me pain at the loss. Yes, I do like this Springbanker. Eye: Rich grand sight that really catches the light. One of the best natural colors I've been in some time. A deep chestnut. Nose: Typical Sprinbank must without water. With water, the sweet scents come out. A...

Score 86/100

Springbank Kilkerran

On my recent visit to Springbank I was also able to taste Kilkerran 5 year old. This is Spingbank's sister operation in old Glengyle Distillery in Campbeltown. The overall taste is older than you would imaging from a 5 year old, but it holds a lot of promise for the future. The nose of itself is bit alcoholic, but it warms up nicely. The taste is...

Score 60/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

Let it breathe. Let me say it again: Let. It. Breathe. This whisky needs time to open up. It's bottled at 46%, so it's strong. It's unchillfiltered and has no caramel colouring, if that kind of thing matters to you. Nose (undiluted): toffee, dried fruit (raisins?), light smoke, peat, vanilla, pears, leather, citrus (orange?), pine needles in the...

Score 91/100

Springbank 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo

Springbank is pretty much a genius distillery in my opinion. The way it produces three different whiskies from one set of stills is quite remarkable. And the fact that each whisky is pretty darn good is further testament to it's stellar reputation. It's fought it's fair share of wars with sulphur but then who hasn't? Springbanks are primarily...

Score 85/100