Springbank 12 Year Old Bottled 1970's Cadenhead's

Springbank 15 Year Old

Some time ago I was fortunate enough to receive a kiss from a lovely girl I was very much interested in at the time. I recall the kiss as having a soft, delicate sweetness about it yet with the hidden presence of a deeper passion that could potentially be unlocked with the passage of time. For me, if this “kiss” could be bottled, it would take the...

Score 86/100

Springbank 14 Year Fino Cask Strength

Fino Cask 264 Distilled in 1996 This review is from a bottle that is approximately half full and has been opened for about a year and a half. Based off of prior experience with Springbank whiskies, I have noticed that they get better and better with time in the bottle. Related to that, I find it best to be patient with each dram as well because...

Score 95/100

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

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