53,5°
Distillery : Springbank - Campbeltown
1st Fill Sherry Butt
Independent Bottling
By Decadent Drinks
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 12 ppm
This bottling has already caused a lot of fuss among enlightened enthusiasts, and I bet that it will be one of the best whiskies of the
year. Whisky Sponge hit hard with this Springbank totally infused in
Sherry for 26 years and released into the wild in the form of 365
bottles. These were sold out within hours (minutes?) despite the
prohibitive price.
Let's Taste It :
Incredible richness of Sherry. At first, the nose is very sweet, on
candied fruits, apricots, cherries, clementines, kumquats, elegant
oak, with a hint of molasses, charcoal and light peat, like a
cloud, then it gradually balances out, on fruit paste, leather,
cranberries, marrons glacés. On the palate, it's more red fruits, from
raspberry to blueberry, forest returns, undergrowth and leaves, the
spices rise, cloves, cardamom, cumin, until a finish that breaks
everything, but gently, without aggressiveness, a bit syrupy,
mostly woody, with hazelnuts and acorns, plum jam, pinecone. Nutmeg.
It's very long, it settles slowly. Black tea at the end.
In Short,
The power and robustness of the Springbank profile blends perfectly with a
very intense Sherry. Admittedly, it is difficult to find the distiller's hallmarks, but it is so excellent that I didn't pay attention
to that. It is a unique piece, a work of art. To purchase absolutely if you can
afford it, beware the prices on the second market are devastating, but
after all, does your wife really need her car?
Score : 92
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Cymande - Dove
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