Campbeltown
Campbeltown single malt scotch whisky
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Kilkerran 8 Years Old Open Day 2016
Great whisky but towards the end becomes a little spirit and youthfull outliving its sherry cask maturation – thankfully like all great whisky this is tamed with a drop of water which just improves things all-round. 87/100 Continue reading
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Springbank 9 Years Old 2006 Open Day
Gentle & light!, refreshing, sun-baked leather, salt, dry new wood all combine to be quite palate cleansing, not your average Springbank it would seem! 85/100 Continue reading
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Springbank 19 Years Old 1997
Extremely nice, a little crystalline/fragile in the finish with hints of menthol and eucalyptus which I assume come from the re-char cask influence but still plenty of sherry in here too as well as core Springbank quality! 89/100 Continue reading
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Springbank 15 Years Old 1999 Rum Cask
This has a lovely polished toffee/spun sugar feel (i.e. the type that makes your teeth feel cleaner or polished after eating!), sour and salty this is quite nice and moreish. 84/100 Continue reading
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Springbank 18 Years Old 1996 Sherry Cask 491
Great expression, well-rounded but lacked a little impact for us. Needed more depth and strength of fruits or chocolate or something. 85/100 Continue reading
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Springbank 16 Years Old 2000 Single Cask
Very nice, but perhaps a little too spiced, dry and tannic for my liking. 84/100 Continue reading
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Springbank 16 Years Old 1991 Rum Wood
Quite savoury in places and redolent of lots of nice cooking/cookery ingredients, herbal, nutty and zesty make a great combination, quite moreish too. 90/100 Continue reading
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Springbank 16 Years Old 2016 Local Barley
Divine, a superb expression, just wow! 90/100 Continue reading
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Springbank 15 Years Old
This 15 year old batch from Springbank was impressive as usual but much drier and more tannic than I remember from the 2013 batch, a lovely presentation of powdered cinnamon but maybe lacking in the deep dark chocolate which we… Continue reading
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Springbank Distillery Visitors 2015
Just lovely, a touch tannic and spicy in the finish but carries it well. I may just have to visit again soon! 88/100 Continue reading
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