Campbeltown CV Pack Springbank Hazelburn Longrow

Springbank 12 YO Cask Strength Batch 9

Nose: Sour caramel; old library books; vintage car seat leather; slight sulfur. Palate: A touch of peat and smoke; caramel; mouse pelt; alcohol burn; musty curtains. Finish: Ends brilliantly with bright salty caramel that opens up nicely. I like the claret wood better. This batch has gotten a lot of fan fair. It's overrated. I'm not terribly...

Score 86/100

Springbank Local Barley 2018 9 Year Old

This is the only Springbank local barley I've managed to grab a bottle of. My attempts at grabbing other releases have not been succesful. They're available at auction at twice the RRP on release. But I stubbornly refuse to line a bottle flippers pockets. Anyway onto the whisky. I've had this bottle open for nearly a year. I've taken my time with...

Score 90/100

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

This will be my first Campbeltown scotch! I am acting as a mule for this bottle and it belongs to @thewalkingdad as it is hard to come by in his neck of the woods. He allowed me to try it as a "logistics fee." The bottling date is July 20, 2018. There is also something written as 18/332. Not sure what that means. Fresh bottle, so I have...

Score 86/100

Springbank 23 Year Old 1996 Private Bottling

I was fortunate to try this Private Bottling a few weeks ago in a fabulous tasting with Michiel Wigman and Jeroen Koetsier. So once it became available to the public, I hurried to secure a bottle. It’s a fresh sherry hogshead. Brace yourself, for it’s a belter as the logo – reminiscent of the son of Krypton – suggests. ‘Nuff said. Dark and sweet...

Score 91/100