Springbank 1968 40 Year Old Sherry Cask Ian Macleod

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

I spent a pretty penny on this, my first bottle of Springbank. I was expecting something challenging, and here's what I got: The aroma is one of the most complex I've yet encountered. It hits you immediately with a musty dankness and creamy sweetness. I think of chocolate pudding, orange-flavoured chocolate, and grape. Very intense and sweet,...

Score 77/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

The Springbank Distillery in Campbeltown was established in 1828 and is, together with Auchentoshan, the only distillery to employ triple distillation (although according to the Springbank website, it's two-and-a-half-times distillation). Apart from the Springbank whisky, they also produce the Longrow and Hazelburn here. This was my first whisky...

Score 84/100

Springbank 15 Year Old

Well, well, well this one is quite the chameleon (hence the dubious title) and considering it's been open nigh on six months I feel it should have settled down and opened up by now, if it was ever going to. I hear that the sherry to bourbon casks may vary with the 15, with some suggesting this more recent bottle (c2018/19) is 100% sherry matured....

Score 86/100

Springbank 2001 Rundlets & Kilderkins

What a odd name! They are old types of casks (60 and 80 litres respectively) used in the 17th and 18th century. Like the quarter casks from Laphroaig or the Octaves used by Duncan Taylor, they are used to speed up maturation, due to the added surface contact with the wood. Springbank Rundlets & Kilderkins was distilled in November 2001 and...

Score 89/100