Springbank 30 Year Old 1965 Lost Bottlings Series Master of Malt

Springbank 10 Year Old

Nose: vinilla sweetness, salt from soft sea air, soft peat, earthy roots, some salted butter, orange rind, sweet cereal and malts, a waxy kind of note Palate: Sweet and fresh, sweet grains, light salts, smooth vinilla, orange rind, gentle smoke, peppery. Finish: coastal sea spray, peppery, soft smoke, some citrus

Score 85/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

Springbank is one of the great distillers. A family owned business produces every part of its whisky from barley to bottle in good, old fashioned, no chill-filtration, no caramel and always (im pretty sure) at least 46% alcohol. Great too see. Colour: Typical resonant amber * Nose: smoke, malt, ginger, some maritime with light sherry and toffee *...

Score 80/100

Springbank 19 Year Old 1991 Murray McDavid

This Springbank was bottled last year by Murray McDavid at the Bruichladdich distillery (which they owned at the time) and released under the Mission Gold label. It is very pale, despite having matured on a refill sherry cask. The nose is slightly mineraly and somewhat dusty. I am reminded of jute. But it mostly offers up sweet touches of hard...

Score 86/100

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