Springbank 1969 31 Year Old Signatory

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

Few distilleries merit the term ‘traditional’ these days. Appealing to tradition has become a pervasive scheme by which large beverage conglomerates market their brands, but it glosses over a great deal of the modernised, mechanised world of today’s whisky production. The Springbank distillery, however, is the archetypal exception. Springbank...

Score 89/100

Springbank 1965, 35 Year Old Duncan Taylor Cask 1943

from a purchased sample Nose: Racy wine! Lemon, honeydew, honey, vanilla, wax, fruit zest. Fruity chardonnay and a separate dose of oak, and not an oaky Chard. Grapes, apricots, and slightly spicy brandy (not a mere 'rustic house' brand, but more on the lines of Germain-Robin's Semillon). Sauvignon blanc and a single puff of smoke. Quince and...

Score 87/100

Springbank 15 Year Old

Some time ago I was fortunate enough to receive a kiss from a lovely girl I was very much interested in at the time. I recall the kiss as having a soft, delicate sweetness about it yet with the hidden presence of a deeper passion that could potentially be unlocked with the passage of time. For me, if this “kiss” could be bottled, it would take the...

Score 86/100

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

My first Springbank, and I was mightily impressed. Needs water, though. And I rarely add water to whisky. Nose: light smoke, creamy peat, dark honey, brine, and a hint of vanilla. Palate: soft and creamy for such high ABV. Sweet, creamy peat; honey; brine; and spices. Without water I find it the same but with heightened salinity and more tightly...

Score 89/100