56,9°
Distillery : Springbank - Campbeltown
Refill Re-Charred Sherry Butts
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 50 ppm
Since 2004, the Springbank Society has been offering bottlings exclusively to its members. It costs £50 to join the club, and membership is for life, so there shouldn't be any major problems getting in. However, even with membership, it's not easy to find bottles that the public will snatch up, and which will then feed the auction sites. Here we have an 11-year-old Longrow, aged in Sherry casks and produced in 2250 bottles.
Let's Taste It :
Candied vanilla, coconut glaze, with light iodine and earthy peat adding depth. It's both very simple and wonderful. Some fruits, mirabelles, yellow plums, white grapes. Bay leaves stuffed with beef. Provençal herbs. On the palate, it's clean, neat, deep vanilla and some spices. Nutmeg and a touch of pepper spread gradually. Saffron, cinnamon and finally the fruits come through. Quite a long, controlled finish, on charcoal and lemon, woody. Chestnut, walnut, sweet potatoes.
In Short,
An excellent, old-fashioned bottling, very balanced despite the enterprising peat. Very good work. A must if you can afford it.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Sean Rowe - To Leave Something Behind
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