Hazelburn 1998 8 Year Old Cask Strength

Hazelburn CV

Hazelburn is one of the whiskies distilled at Springbank distillery and is named after a long defunct Campbeltown distillery. It is triple distilled, a rarity in Scotland today. The CV version was first released in 2010 and as is the case with the Springbank CV and Longrow CV the “CV” stands for “Curriculum Vitae” since - according to Springbank's...

Score 75/100

Hazelburn 8 Year Old

Colour is very light, but somewhat bright yellow. Nose is all alcohol. First flavour is a touch of spicy but becomes quite rough and mineral-y at the back of the throat.

Score 75/100

Hazelburn CV

this is in our Campbeltown tasting. Hazelburn was an old Campbeltown distillery that closed in 1925. In 1997 Springbank resuscitated the brand and the first version was released in 2005. Hazelburn is unpeated and triple distilled, which makes it a light and subtle whisky. Currently it offers an 8 year old, a 12 year old and the no age statement...

Score 86/100

Hazelburn 8 Year Old Small Casks for Belgium

Today – despite the heat, but I’m well protected in my subbasement study – I’ll try to Campbeltowners head to head. Both are from the Springbank distillery: the 8 Year Old Small Casks for Belgium against the 12 Year Old, both official releases. Springbank distillery created three malts : Springbank, somewhat peated with 12 to 15 ppm, the heavily...

Score 76/100