Hazelburn 10 yo

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Springbank - Campbeltown

Bourbon Barrels 

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Malt 

Launched in 2014

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated 

 

 

 

Hazelburn 10 Year Old was my biggest gap in knowledge. Among the classics of the whisky world, it is certainly the most remarkable one that I had not yet mentioned. It appeared in 2014, first as a limited edition, then it was added to the Core Range. At that time, there was a real regular range for the Hazelburn brand, which included an 8-year-old and a 12-year-old, as well as an unaged one, the CV. All of this disappeared fairly quickly once the 10-year-old became established. Matured 100% in Bourbon Barrels, it reveals a distillate coated in yellow fruit. This bottling was so successful that it became increasingly difficult to find in recent times. In fact, no new batch had been released for two years. This is the one I am tasting, launched at the end of 2025, but I have no doubt that I will have the opportunity to complete my opinion on this bottle with older batches. I have one at home that has been waiting for me to open it for years. The first editions came with a box, but this is no longer the case. 

 

 

 

Let's Taste It :  

It is smooth and velvety, with notes of rubbed hay, dry straw, wildflower honey, and perhaps a coastal touch, a hint of salt. Mirabelle plums and greengages, very slight acidity, soft banana, nougatine. Dry earth. On the palate, it is woody, spicy, rose water, yellow fruits, apples and pears, rustic cereals. Fairly long finish, not far from being powerful, walnuts, white grapes, a zest of lime, bread dough, an ounce of bitterness. Rough hazelnuts. Pine bark, red sand, beeswax.

 

In Short, 

Despite triple distillation and the total absence of peat, it has a strong character, complemented by a beautiful, delicate fruitiness and some woody notes. Frankly, it is very well made and rounds off the Springbank range, which offers a truly varied but complementary selection of expressions. The identity of the distillate is immediately recognisable. Unfortunately, prices are rising with Springbank due to frenzied demand. I would therefore say that this bottle is now reserved for fans, as the value for money is no longer there. 

Score : 86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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