Springbank 10 Year Old Port Wood Jamieson

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

Nose: Scents of the sea--brine, kelp, creosote pylons, wet sand. Also a bit of vegetive notes and a slight hint of celery and mushroom soup. Palate: Hints of toffee, butter brickle, floral notes, bonny heather, ghost of sherry, white cake, and a touch of tequila that reminded me of Longrow CV a wee bit. Finish: Where'd the toffee go? Creosote,...

Score 77/100

Springbank 15 Year Old

Nose: Oak, citrus, dark suger, caramel and candy sweets Taste: Lively and spicy. citrus and lemon, bubbly and butter. Some fudge. Light summer flowers and at the same time malt and soil. Summary: A really really nice dram, love it. It really like the "hand-made" feeling to it. A great long finish that want me to go to Campbeltown and...

Score 82/100

Springbank 10 Year Old 2006 Duty Paid Sample

My buddy Anthony brought back this gem from Springbank. A duty paid sample at 57.3% from a first fill sherry hogshead. I guess I’m in for a treat. Some weird nose on baby sick, matchsticks, pickles (!) and dark fruit like figs. That is upholstered with some candied sugar, but also some varnish and cherry liqueur. Very amusing, but not very easy....

Score 86/100

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength

Somewhat surprisingly (to me), this is a heavily-sherried whisky: 60% first-fill sherry cask and 40% refill sherry cask. That's quite a lot of sherry. And you know what? It's delicious with that moderate Springbank peatiness! Nose: At first whiff this nose doesn't scream "delicious," but persistence pays off here and over the course of...

Score 88/100