Hazelburn 2000 8 Year Old Small Casks

Hazelburn 2003 / 13 Year Old / Sherry Wood

Matured in oloroso casks for 13 years this is one of 9000 bottles released last year under the Hazelburn name - Hazelburn being the triple distilled whisky made at Springbank. Review is neat but has sat for a good 25 minutes, and the bottle is just under half full having been open a few months. Nose - Dunnage musty notes and a big sherry hit right...

Score 88/100

Hazelburn 12 Year Old 2010 Release

This weekend my vacation starts (a week with my daughter at a family resort off of Georgian Bay in Ontario), and since I'm not bringing any whisky with me, I better get some tastings in now! Of course, I'm a huge Campbeltown fan, so I was very happy to find the Hazelburn 12. I enjoyed the CV (rating it an 86) so I was eager to try this one! The...

Score 87/100

Hazelburn 8 Year Old

Nose: soft, lemony, grassy/floral. Very lowland in style, though not as sweet as Glenkinchie. Opens up with the addition of an ice cube. Taste: sweet, crisp attack on the palate. Quickly becomees peppery, and in spite of its unpeated origins it develops a stiff note of smoke, followed by a salty tang. Not a "big" whisky but it packs a...

Score 81/100

Hazelburn 12 Year Old 2010 Release

For some reason I'm becoming increasingly fascinated by the various expressions coming out of Springbank. And so the Hazelburn 12 fits right in! The thick legs running down the side of my nosing glass confirm the presence of something sugary so it's no surprise that the first nose is a melted bowl of honey butter. As I savor the comforting aromas...

Score 85/100