Springbank 35 Year Old Millennium Set

Springbank 12 Year Old 1997 Duncan Taylor NC²

This is an extremely pale Springbank, which undoubtedly points towards a bourbon cask. The label simply says ‘Aged 12 years in oak casks’. Doh! It was bottled by Duncan Taylor in their NC² range, meaning non chill-filtered and non coloured. In short: in its natural state. Strangely it also says ‘triple distilled’ on the label, while the lads at...

Score 83/100

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 Private Bottling For Distillery Visitors 2013

Yesterday I wrote a review of the Springbank 18 Year Old, and mentioned that we had visited the distillery just this past May. But I had completely forgotten about the little mini they gave us at the end of the tour, and dug it out tonight! This is only available to distillery visitors - the label gives no information (except that it was bottled...

Score 87/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

Nose: vinilla sweetness, salt from soft sea air, soft peat, earthy roots, some salted butter, orange rind, sweet cereal and malts, a waxy kind of note Palate: Sweet and fresh, sweet grains, light salts, smooth vinilla, orange rind, gentle smoke, peppery. Finish: coastal sea spray, peppery, soft smoke, some citrus

Score 85/100