Springbank 10 Year Old Black Ceramic Jug Bottled 1980s

Springbank 1974 28 Year Old bottled Oct 2003

Springbank 2003 28y A friend gave me a sample, this is one of the most complex scotches I've had. It would take several tastings to get all that this Scotch has to offer. Tight legs in the glass. Nose: perfume, florist shop, red licorice, wheat cereal, zest, green apple, polish, wax, candied fruit, anise. Pallet: dry, red pepper, red licorice,...

Score 94/100

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 2001 Rundlets & Kilderkins

The Rundlets and Kilderkins. A special bottling of the Springbank 10 year old which has been aged in 60-80L barrels (much smaller than Laphroaig quarter casks to put it in perspective) for added depth and flavour. While the quality of the whisky is ok unfortunately (in my opinion) the bottle is really really ugly, a full copper springbank emblem....

Score 77/100

Springbank 10 Year Old 1980‘s / Japanese market

From a sample - This 10-year old Springbank was released in the 1980’s specially for the Japanese market. The nose is sweet and a bit austere at the same time. Flavours of oranges and grapefruits appear first, together with notes of caramel fudge. Then there are notes of sawdust and beeswax, followed by a hint of mint. Smoke is virtually...

Score 93/100