Springbank 1974 31 Year Old Ian Macleod Chieftain

Springbank 10 Year Old

This Springbank will start off my next 8 reviews of the whisky I was so fortunate to try at a Moscow Whisky Festival (2017). I am a big fan of the OB Springbank 10, and so I thought I'd try this special one to compare the two. Nose: you get that original Springbank character right away, but this time with more sweetness. Very balanced, gentle...

Score 95/100

Springbank 20 Year Old 1992 Private Cask

This is a somewhat older release of a private cask Springbank – at cask strength, of course – with a rather special label, designed by artist Emma Dunbar. Apart from the fact that it’s a single cask that was put to sleep in 1992 and bottled in 2012, not much information was found. Hence I have no idea what the SYN 20 on the label signifies. Well,...

Score 89/100

Springbank 10 Year Old Local Barley

This bottling, launched at the end of 2017, is the third of five annual "local barley" releases announced by Springbank in 2016. It comes after the first release, a 16-year old, and the second release, an 11-year old. This third release was made with barley from the West Backs Farm in Campbeltown, 70% getting matured in ex-bourbon casks...

Score 88/100

Springbank 9 Year Old Gaja Barolo

Springbank is pretty much a genius distillery in my opinion. The way it produces three different whiskies from one set of stills is quite remarkable. And the fact that each whisky is pretty darn good is further testament to it's stellar reputation. It's fought it's fair share of wars with sulphur but then who hasn't? Springbanks are primarily...

Score 85/100