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
Springbank 9 Years Old 2006 Open Day (58.7%, OB, Refill Marsala HH, 276 Bottles, 2016)
Springbank 16 Years Old 2000 Single Cask (54.2%, OB, Sherry Butt, 540 Bottles, 2016)
Very nice, but perhaps a little too spiced, dry and tannic for my liking. 84/100
Springbank 16 Years Old 1991 Rum Wood (54.2%, OB, Rum Finish, 5100 Bottles, 2007)
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
Springbank 16 Years Old Local Barley (54.3%, OB, 9000 Bottles, 2016)
Divine, a superb expression, just wow! 90/100
Springbank 15 Years Old (46%, OB, 2015)
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 love so much. 85/100
Springbank Distillery Visitors 2015 (?%, OB)
Just lovely, a touch tannic and spicy in the finish but carries it well. I may just have to visit again soon! 88/100
Springbank 12 Year Old 2003 Single Cask (58.3%, OB, Port Pipe, 696 Bottles, 2015)
Rich, fruity, tannic and malty – perfect! 84/100
Springbank 12 Years Old 2001 Single Cask (53.5%, OB, Society, F Port HH, 300 Bottles, 2013)
A little odd this expression, fluffy and pink but also strongly tannic and malty – somewhere in the middle of this transition this seems to come together and work wonderfully. A little chameleon of a dram this one! 83/100
Springbank 12 Years Old Burgundy (53.5%, OB, 2016)
Robust, gentle cask influence on a solid Springbank backbone. Tannic, spice and herbal red fruits. I was hoping for something much more full-on in red wine influence but this is more balanced between spirit, wine and cask. 83/100
Springbank 12 Years Old Cask Strength (53.8%, OB, Batch 11, 2015)
Easy drinker, the ABV doesn’t really reveal itself though there is a dry powdery spice to this batch which probably masks any spirit heat. After the initial challenge to the palate the fruity, malty and slightly cocoa nature unravels to great effect. Another great batch from Springbank. 85/100
