Springbank 23 Year Old James MacArthur

Springbank 10 Year Old 1998 Glengarry Cask Owners 386

This is the sister cask of refill sherry 385. It was also filled on 20th November 1998 and bottled in April 2009. So like the others in this series, it is a 10 Year Old. I am putting them head-to-head. Again I get berries on the nose, but less than on cask 385. This is more nutty and citrusy. Pomegranate too. And it has a milky side, no kidding....

Score 84/100

Springbank 14 Year Old 1998 Malts of Scotland

I have had the pleasure of tasting quite a few Springbank already, but as far as I know, this is the first single cask of this particular Campbeltowner that Malts of Scotland has bottled. It is a relatively young Springbank, from 1998. The nose is somewhat weird. Neither fish nor flesh. It wants to be sweet, but the dried fruits like prunes and...

Score 79/100

Springbank 1997 12 Year Old Claret Wood

This is a Springbank limited release, distilled in May of 1997. It was matured in refill bourbon barrels, then finished in fresh claret (Bordeaux) casks for 3 years and then another 2 years in re-charred casks (to smooth out the wine influence). Nose: immediately different. Rich, sirupy with a fresh, fruity side (redcurrant, raspberry, melon) but...

Score 88/100

Springbank Sherry cask 1997 / Potstill Austria

Always interesting to taste Springbanks, especially cask strength and single sherry casks ones. This was bottled for Potstill Austria from cask #296 yielding 216 bottles at 57.1 % ABV. Springbank 1997 single cask #296 for Potstill Austria, 57.1 % ABV , 216 btl Nose: A very nice mixture of both sweet sherry notes, and salty briny seaweed sort of...

Score 89/100