Springbank 1965 29 Year Old

Springbank 18 Year Old

This really is an exceptional offering and one that I've been meaning to obtain for a while now. This is the latest bottling 2010 of the 18 yo. I don't usually add water to my whisky but this needs it ( in my opinion) as neat is just a bit to dense and oily. On the nose I'm finding an unusual blend of sea spray almost champagne like evervesence,...

Score 92/100

Springbank 1997 11 Year Old Madeira Wood

This young Springbank matured on a Madeira cask, meaning that it previously held the fortified wine of the Portugese island of the same name in the Atlantic, just off the west coast of Marocco. To be absolutely clear, this is NOT a finish. Frank McHardy says: ‘We don’t do finishes, we mature!’ No chill filtration of colouring took place. The nose...

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 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