Springbank 1974 28 Year Old Bottled 2002 Ian Macleod Chieftain

Springbank 10 Year Old

I decided to wait with this bottling (longer than usual, i guess, for most). But upon tasting it now through the spring and summer i must say, at least i maid myself sure i was ready. For the reasons you shall see. Nose: Apples&Apple peels, with ornage and lemon rind. Some coastal, salty and tangy malt makes a bold entry with a whiff of smoke...

Score 87/100

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 10 Year Old 1998 Glengarry Cask Owners 399

This cask, number 399, was distilled on 20 November 1998 and bottled ten years later, in April 2009, at cask strength. It is part of the Glengarry Casks Owners series. This is a refill bourbon, the only one in the series. The nose is a beautiful mix of sweet and salt. Sweet as in vanilla, white fruit and icing sugar. Salty as in stockfish. It has...

Score 84/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

This is my first Campbeltown whisky, but with the exception of its light peat influence, I would have said it had a classic Speyside profile, similar to (but better than) the Glenlivet or Glenfiddich 12 and not altogether dissimilar from a Glenfarclas. Color: dull gold. Nose: apples, pears, and barley, with the slightly musty sweetness of dead...

Score 84/100