Springbank 1967 21 Year Old Dark Sherry

Springbank CV

It has been almost 5 years since I last tried the Sprintbank CV. Thank to my friend Pat I can now give the 2015 bottling a go. Oh, right, CV is short for Chairman’s Vat and is a mix of different vintages of Springbank, about 70% matured on bourbon casks and 25% on sherry casks. The final 5% went into port casks. Just so you know. The nose is soft...

Score 80/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

[Reposted from my Blog: See Profile] Springbank is a composite of rarities. It is one of the very few distilleries that performs the entire distillation process from malting on-site (its own floor maltings) to bottling in its private bottling plant. In fact, it is the only fully self-sufficient distillery in Scotland. Located in Campbeltown on the...

Score 83/100

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

I Had found some great reviews about previous Springbank 12yo CS versions, and was keen to try batch 10 (2015 release) myself. Matured in a combo of 70% Ex-Sherry and 30% Ex-Bourbon casks. Hard to say if this ones in the same level as its predecessors because of the lack of experience. But I can say one thing: this is a great dram A stunning...

Score 90/100

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