Springbank 21 Year Old Bottled 2005

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

Those of you who know me know that I have an irrational attachment to anything that comes of Campbeltown. Not because I'm an expert on Campbeltown expressions; far from it. It simply has some sort of mystical allure that I can't define. So be it. The spirit is a blend of 60% first fill sherry hogsheads and 40% re-fill sherry butts and served up...

Score 93/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

Hello everyone , This is my review of Springbank 10 year old , A lively and feisty malt from Campbeltown. You tend not to really take this one seriously but Its like a featherweight prize fighter flying around the boxing ring. Its light on its feet and delivers a flurry of punches. I'm usually left saying What the hell was that? , its quick and...

Score 89/100

Springbank 1967 Prestonfield 20 Year Sherry Casks 3131/3136

from a purchased sample. Nose: Fabulous. This is all on waxy and lightly fermented dried fruit at first. Apricots, dates, peaches, mango, seville oranges, clementines, and, well, you name it. Eventually, some very refined earthy, non-bitter coffee emerges, with a trace amount of chocolate in it. Creamy, now with whiffs of dried coconut. Cherries....

Score 99/100

Springbank CV

I had once tasted the Longrow CV with rather good impressions, and when I ran into this Springbank version at a whisky shop in London’s Soho, I decided to give it a try. I was told that the Longrow CV is a vatting of 6, 10 and 14 year old whiskys matured in bourbon, sherry and rum barrels (don’t know which for how long though). I suspect this...

Score 84/100