Springbank 1964 Dark Sherry

Springbank 15 Year Old

With everyone talking about the CV, the 10yo, the 12yo and the Cask Strength, one would almost forget there was a 15yo Springbank. Nose: fresh nose,but a little waxy, dominant notes of orange peel, a whiff of honey, scents of iodine (seaweed) A second layer of subtle fruit, (pears, cherries, pineapple and bananas), sweet fudge, traces of sherry,...

Score 85/100

Springbank 1997 11 Year Old Madeira Wood

My wife, sister and brother in law had recently gone to Helvetica, our local whisky bar, to try some new whiskies. The joys of the whisky geek. The first whisky had been intended to be Springbank 11 yr old Madeira Wood Cask Strength. However a problem immediately developed, actually two problems to be honest. The first problem was that I saw the...

Score 87/100

Springbank 1997 2nd Batch

cask strength, non chill filtered, no caramel.Sounds good. this is the 2nd batch of springbank 1997 vintage, bottled at about 11 years old. * Nose: Harsher nose, initial sweetness but more phenol and salt, pepper, tar, savoury at the back. With water: phenol and maritime note remains now the harshness is balanced out by caramel toffee * Pallet:...

Score 86/100

Springbank 1997 1st Batch

Let me just start by explaining how this went down. This was the first of the more recent line of Springbank vintage releases. It's almost 10 years old, and aged in re-charred sherry casks for maximum effect in the shortest time. Either way, the whisky community was going nuts over this one, and I picked up a bottle, I didn't like it. At all. So...

Score 85/100