Springbank 1965 Distillery Label

Springbank 2002/2017 / 14 Year Old / Bourbon Wood

This Springbank was distilled in November 2002, matured in a mix of first-fill and refill ex-bourbon barrels, and bottled in August 2017. The total outturn was 9,000 bottles. The nose is rich and lush and starts with loads and loads of vanilla flavours, wow! Then notes of caramel slowly develop, followed by apricots and a hint of honey. The palate...

Score 86/100

Springbank 12 Year Old 1997 Duncan Taylor NC²

This is an extremely pale Springbank, which undoubtedly points towards a bourbon cask. The label simply says ‘Aged 12 years in oak casks’. Doh! It was bottled by Duncan Taylor in their NC² range, meaning non chill-filtered and non coloured. In short: in its natural state. Strangely it also says ‘triple distilled’ on the label, while the lads at...

Score 83/100

Springbank Specially bottled for members of Sprinbank Society

This dram is from a 5cl taster given by the Springbank society after a £50 membership fee is paid - along with ... a snazzy box... free distillery tours... t-shirt... member card (10% off at all cadenhead affiliated shops) and access to member only bottlings of springbank. Firstly I’d like to go a little off tangent and give my views on paid...

Score 84/100

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