Springbank 8 Year Old Bottled 1970s

Springbank 10 Year Old

As promised (threatened in fact to be more accurate), my humble meandering thoughts over a dram of Springbank 10... Le couleur - Freshly cut hay, with a tint of… green!? A tone of gold, ripe wheat waving in the wind. Quite an unusual pantone, yet a lusterous sheen Ok, I was gonna write the whole review in rhyme… … but that’ll take to long. I...

Score 88/100

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

Springbank 28 Year Old 1975 Chieftain's for Schotse Dagen

The Scottish Days (Schotse Dagen) in Belgium are a well-known event for Flemish lovers of the nectar. In 2003, this Springbank from 1975 was bottled for this festival, by Ian MacLeod, under their Chieftain’s banner. By the way: is is my oldest Springbank to date. What a surprisingly sweet nose. Peelings from Granny Smith apples, oranges, mango and...

Score 89/100

Springbank 10 Year Old 1998 Glengarry Cask Owners 385

Cask 385, a refill sherry cask, was put to sleep by Springbank in November 1998 and bottled by the Glengarry Cask Owners in April 2009. I am putting this head-to-head with sister cask 386, also refill sherry. It smells of red fruit. Think berries. Cranberries, juniper berries, even some cherries. It also sports something very buttery and again...

Score 83/100