Springbank 10 Year Old 100 Proof

Springbank 10 Year Old 100 Proof

This is a seriously complicated whisky. It hit me with so much at once that it took a second to get my bearings. So I relaxed and tried to go with it and thats when the genius of this malt hit me. It's not so much a refined symphony as it is a freeform jam. That's not to say that all the elements aren't in complete and miraculous balance! this...

Score 95/100

Springbank 10 Year Old 100 Proof

On ice at Hesperia Hotel, Madrid. It pours dark golden with some greenish streaks. Aroma is quite intense: vanilla, spruce, smoke, corn flakes, even some fig. Mouthfeel starts like a horse kick, really strong and almost sizzling, with a pungent tinge. As you let it rest in your mouth some savory and crispness do compensate that rather heavy...

Score 85/100

Springbank 10 Year Old 100 Proof

Nose: Toasted barley, caramel, long dry grasses in late summer, dried chrysanthemum, honey comb. Mouth: Clover honey, rock salt, lemon balm, sea breeze, hot ocean sand, very faint peat. A nice oily texture. Finish: Medium to short due to excessive oxygenation in the bottle. Greek yogurt, hot buttered toast, faint peat, Himalayan pink salt. Leaves...

Score 86/100

Springbank 10 Year Old 100 Proof

I bought a bottle of the Springbank 100 proof among others for a Scotch tasting. While the Springbank didn't stand out as the best, it was one that I repeatedly came back to as I drank the "left overs" for the next few months. It isn't the best malt I've ever had, but it's interesting and definitely worth trying. The nose is slightly...

Score 81/100