Springbank 21 yo 2013 Batch 13/491

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Springbank - Campbeltown 

Bourbon and Sherry Casks

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2013

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Almost Unpeated

 

 

 

Towards the end of the 1980s, Springbank added a 21-year-old to its regular range. It was so successful that they were soon obliged to release it in limited editions, which seems to have been the case since 1998, with an edition aged entirely in sherry casks, which is still legendary today. The influence of the casks was subsequently diversified, while the alcohol content was kept at 46°, much to the regret of connoisseurs. This edition, which dates from 2013, is being sold in a quantity of 2,700, with the kitschy gold case that has been the talk of the town.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Quite rich and sweet, with apple crumble, tart tatin, sprinkled with cinnamon and brown sugar, and not forgetting the scoop of vanilla ice cream. It's obviously very woody. Raw sugar, orange blossom, gênoise, speculoos. Salty iodine, a mineral touch that cements the whole. A lemon zest. Ripe yellow peach, with dripping juice. Mountain honey, slightly spicy. Ethereal smoke, barely a whiff of steam. But it's ashy. Nice balance. Slightly hard greengages.
On the palate, the spices come first. The rest is fairly dry, even acidic, with a hint of lime and a nice fullness, but rather monochrome. It is greedy, though. Very woody and friendly. The finish is the same, citrusy and warm, but not very long. Lemon tart. Chestnut wood, varnished.
 

In Short, 

After a sumptuous nose, I have to admit that I was disappointed by the rest. It's very good, of course, but you'd expect better from such a prestigious distillery. Especially as the price is astronomical. Perhaps there was something wrong with the sample? I'd have to try other versions. 

Note : 89 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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