Springbank 1975 29 Year Old The Whisky Fair

Springbank 10 Year Old 1998 Glengarry Cask Owners 224

Sixty whisky aficionados from the whiskyclub Glengarry in Ghent, led by the infamous Bob Minnekeer, pooled resources (about 150 EUR per person) way back in 1998 to purchases no less than six casks of Springbank. Ten years later they started bottling them and thus came up with a nice set of six Springbank Single Casks. Thanks to my buddy Jan VC, I...

Score 82/100

Springbank 1997 12 Year Old Claret Wood

Frank McHardy’s statement ‘We don’t do finishes, we mature’, is not entirely true, is it? This Claret Wood was matured on a refill bourbon barrel, before it got a finish (ok, a three year long finish) on fresh Claret (Bordeaux) wine casks. The soften the wine influence, it was re-casked again for another two years in charred casks. Seems rather...

Score 89/100

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

The 12 years old Cask Strength releases from Springbank are very popular and rightfully so. They are great, each and every one of them. The first batch appeared in 2010, in 2020 the 21st batch was launched (which I was able to try before it was released). But today I have batch 19 from 2019 in my glass. It’s a vatting of 65% bourbon casks and 35%...

Score 86/100

Springbank 1999 13 Year Old Cask 123 (Duncan Taylor)

from a purchased sample Nose: Smoky, sea water, salt, and very fruity. Apricot compote, dates, orange, fudge, and some chocolate. Aged balsamic. Deep, dark, and smells like an older heavily sherried wonder. On the whole, it's rather elegant and graceful, but it never loses the coastal quality. Palate: Apple, thick fudge, dates, figs, salt, and...

Score 89/100