55,6°
Distillery : Springbank - Campbeltown
Oloroso Sherry Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2020
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 12 ppm
This is the 6th bottling in the Local Barley series since it was relaunched in 2016. The bottling was made at the end of 2020 for a release in early 2021. 8,500 bottles were filled, and this time only Oloroso Sherry casks were used. This is the only time that the ageing is 100% Sherry with a Local Barley.
Let's Taste It :
Unctuous sherry, very chocolaty with an ounce of ground coffee, noble wood, somewhat exotic, dates, dried figs and bananas, fermented grapes. Cereals are in the background, fresh, wet hay, just-cut wheat. Honey biscuits, sunflower oil. Exotic fruits, bananas, papayas, a hint of peat. It's silky on the palate, rosewater, passion fruit, melting caramel, then lively spices, accompanied by citrus fruits, grapefruit, kumquat. The finish is very long and powerful just as it should be, liquorish, woody, tinder, black tea, olives, muscat grapes, gingerbread, set with candied fruit. Nutmeg, cinnamon.
In Short,
It's excellent, the Sherry is very intense, but it leaves a bit of room for the distillery's markers. That said, it's one of the best-rated Local Barleys, and I'm not sure it's my favourite. I prefer it when there's a balance between Sherry and Bourbon. As for the price, it's now astronomical, and totally out of line. The release price was acceptable, but speculation has taken its toll on this wonderful bottling.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Tom JJ - All Your Love
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