Springbank 1966 Local Barley Cask #508

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

My first taste of Springbank 12 was, in 2011 at a Springbank tasting (batch unknown) but i decided as i had fallen totally for the style of whisky that the Campbeltown legendary was producing, i fetched me my own bottle of 12 year old cask strength. This was the batch 5. Nose: Natural toffees (like opening the box of home-made toffees in a...

Score 92/100

Springbank 10 Year Old 1998 Glengarry Cask Owners 434

On 27 November 1998 Springbank filled this refill sherryvat 434 that was bottled at cask strength in April 2009 by the Glengarry Cask Owners. It is the only first fill sherry cask from the series. Oh, my , this is a strong sherry nose. Baked pears, crème brûlée, dark chocolate, beeswax and candid sugar with a truckload of nuts, including walnuts...

Score 86/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

My first foray into this brand was the 15 year old which I thought was superb but the 10 yr old offers something very different. Best completely neat and after a couple of measures and a hour or so whisky really grabs you. Sharper and brighter than the 15 yr old, the nose is almost a bourbon orange with the signature sea spray aroma mix, rich and...

Score 98/100

Springbank 1997 11 Year Old Madeira Wood

This young Springbank matured on a Madeira cask, meaning that it previously held the fortified wine of the Portugese island of the same name in the Atlantic, just off the west coast of Marocco. To be absolutely clear, this is NOT a finish. Frank McHardy says: ‘We don’t do finishes, we mature!’ No chill filtration of colouring took place. The nose...

Score 86/100