Springbank 32 Year Old

Springbank 12 YO Claret

The reviewed sample is compliments of @Nozinan Nose: gentle, sweet, high-pitched Claret wine greets first and dominates the nose. Along with the grape there is a little tangerine marmalade. The Springbank brine shows itself but is muted. There is a little bit of peat, mostly gently incorporated in a supporting role. Nice Water added raises the...

Score 89/100

Springbank 1999 13 Year Old Cask 123 (Duncan Taylor)

from a purchased sample Nose: Smoky, sea water, salt, and very fruity. Apricot compote, dates, orange, fudge, and some chocolate. Aged balsamic. Deep, dark, and smells like an older heavily sherried wonder. On the whole, it's rather elegant and graceful, but it never loses the coastal quality. Palate: Apple, thick fudge, dates, figs, salt, and...

Score 89/100

Springbank 10 Year Old 100 Proof

This is a seriously complicated whisky. It hit me with so much at once that it took a second to get my bearings. So I relaxed and tried to go with it and thats when the genius of this malt hit me. It's not so much a refined symphony as it is a freeform jam. That's not to say that all the elements aren't in complete and miraculous balance! this...

Score 95/100

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