Springbank Christmas 2006

Springbank 10 Year Old 1998 Glengarry Cask Owners 399

This cask, number 399, was distilled on 20 November 1998 and bottled ten years later, in April 2009, at cask strength. It is part of the Glengarry Casks Owners series. This is a refill bourbon, the only one in the series. The nose is a beautiful mix of sweet and salt. Sweet as in vanilla, white fruit and icing sugar. Salty as in stockfish. It has...

Score 84/100

Springbank 10 Year Old 100 Proof

I bought a bottle of the Springbank 100 proof among others for a Scotch tasting. While the Springbank didn't stand out as the best, it was one that I repeatedly came back to as I drank the "left overs" for the next few months. It isn't the best malt I've ever had, but it's interesting and definitely worth trying. The nose is slightly...

Score 81/100

Springbank Local Barley 9

Yet another sample (3/5) most kindly sent from @Wierdo. I must confess that when I opened the little package this was the one that got me really excited. It's the fourth release of the Local Barley series and 'was made using optic barley from High Cattadale Farm, with the spirit matured in 80% bourbon casks and 20% sherry casks' (MoM). Well,...

Score 89/100

Springbank 10 Year Old

This is my first Campbeltown whisky, but with the exception of its light peat influence, I would have said it had a classic Speyside profile, similar to (but better than) the Glenlivet or Glenfiddich 12 and not altogether dissimilar from a Glenfarclas. Color: dull gold. Nose: apples, pears, and barley, with the slightly musty sweetness of dead...

Score 84/100