Springbank 10 Year Old 1994 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Springbank 21 Year Old bottled 1990s

Nose: wow, one of the most impressive noses I’ve come across lately. Dry fruits (plums, apricot). A strong whiff of heather. Wonderful notes of old wood, dusty cellars. Just the right amount of sherry influence. Something of biscuits and sweet honey. Coconut? Cherries? Blueberries? Waxy notes as well and even a slight coastal edge. Hints of...

Score 95/100

Springbank 19 Year Old 1991 Murray McDavid

This Springbank was bottled last year by Murray McDavid at the Bruichladdich distillery (which they owned at the time) and released under the Mission Gold label. It is very pale, despite having matured on a refill sherry cask. The nose is slightly mineraly and somewhat dusty. I am reminded of jute. But it mostly offers up sweet touches of hard...

Score 86/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

I have heard many mixed reviews on this bottling, which in essence reflect its complexity. Every sip of every glass has presented something new to me so far. I highly recommend it.

Score 88/100

Springbank 14 Year Old 2002 Bourbon Wood

In 2004 a 12 years old Springbank – distilled in 1991 – was launched in a so-called Wood Expressions series. For that particular release, you’ll fork over 300 to 400 EUR today. But in 2017 Springbank launched a new bourbon wood expression – albeit distilled in 2002 and thus 14 years old when bottled – which can still be found. There were 9.000...

Score 86/100