Springbank 1969 28 Year Old Murray McDavid

Springbank CV

When I was in Chicago a while back I picked up the Springbank Trio of CV’s. Basically, this was three bottles of 200mL each of Springbank CV, Longrow CV, and Hazleburn CV. Here is my impression of the Springbank Nose: Soot mixed with barley and corn. There is malt here with some peat, but it is the burnt smell that dominates. It kind of reminds me...

Score 82/100

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

Those of you who know me know that I have an irrational attachment to anything that comes of Campbeltown. Not because I'm an expert on Campbeltown expressions; far from it. It simply has some sort of mystical allure that I can't define. So be it. The spirit is a blend of 60% first fill sherry hogsheads and 40% re-fill sherry butts and served up...

Score 93/100

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

This expression has been lying in my cabinet for quite a while now.. I loved it the first few times I got down to sipping a dram or two from the bottle.. but never got down to writing notes for but this time around when a friend suggested to taste this one since he wanted to write about it.. I thought I'd pen down my thoughts in here as well.. ...

Score 91/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

Here’s Springbank’s 10 year old. It’s my opinion that not all 10-12 year old introductory malts are the best ambassadors for their distilleries. When you’re offering your most affordable, and likely best-selling OB to the world, not only do you need it to be of a certain quality, but you need it to embody the house style. In that context,...

Score 86/100