Springbank 15 Year Old

Springbank 15 Year Old

Springbank 15 has been a friend of mine for a long time. A whisky I keep coming back to again and again. And there is a simpel reason: it is a beautiful and very balanced whisky! Nose: Full, rich sherry. Spices and wood. Lovely inviting scent. Palate: Thick taste full of sherry. Just a hint of smoke in the background. Perhaps some coconut? Full of...

Score 90/100

Springbank 15 Year Old

Some time ago I was fortunate enough to receive a kiss from a lovely girl I was very much interested in at the time. I recall the kiss as having a soft, delicate sweetness about it yet with the hidden presence of a deeper passion that could potentially be unlocked with the passage of time. For me, if this “kiss” could be bottled, it would take the...

Score 86/100

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

Springbank 15 Year Old

I tasted this one also during my trip to Springbank and bought a bottle of it too. This is Springbank 15 years old has matured 100% sherry casks. That is very easily noticed from the nose. The sherry and caramel sweetness in the taste leaves nice "legs" in your mouth. Additionally all the spices in the taste can be compared with...

Score 75/100