Springbank 1966 Local Barley Cask #504

Springbank 1997 2nd Batch

cask strength, non chill filtered, no caramel.Sounds good. this is the 2nd batch of springbank 1997 vintage, bottled at about 11 years old. * Nose: Harsher nose, initial sweetness but more phenol and salt, pepper, tar, savoury at the back. With water: phenol and maritime note remains now the harshness is balanced out by caramel toffee * Pallet:...

Score 86/100

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

This expression has been lying in my cabinet for quite a while now.. I loved it the first few times I got down to sipping a dram or two from the bottle.. but never got down to writing notes for but this time around when a friend suggested to taste this one since he wanted to write about it.. I thought I'd pen down my thoughts in here as well.. ...

Score 91/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

This is my first Campbeltown whisky, but with the exception of its light peat influence, I would have said it had a classic Speyside profile, similar to (but better than) the Glenlivet or Glenfiddich 12 and not altogether dissimilar from a Glenfarclas. Color: dull gold. Nose: apples, pears, and barley, with the slightly musty sweetness of dead...

Score 84/100

Springbank CV

When I was in Chicago a while back I picked up the Springbank Trio of CV’s. Basically, this was three bottles of 200mL each of Springbank CV, Longrow CV, and Hazleburn CV. Here is my impression of the Springbank Nose: Soot mixed with barley and corn. There is malt here with some peat, but it is the burnt smell that dominates. It kind of reminds me...

Score 82/100