Springbank 10 Year Old

Springbank 10 is a Campbeltown classic, right? This is not my first, but it is the most recent bottling that I was able to get my hands on (thanks, Pat!). From 2015. The Springbank 10 was my first encounter with this distillery way back when. I gladly return.

The nose is a nice mix of tropical fruit and vanilla here and peat, jute and sea salt there. Wonderfully waxy.

On the palate, it is immediately spicy and sweet. Nice development of smoke. Intense. The spices on duty are nutmeg, ginger and a pinch of chili. Soft tannins, bit of salt. Again, quite waxy.

The finish is feisty and medium long, in which the sweetness is stalked by the salt, only to die a sweet death in the end.

Springbank 10 remains a little masterpiece and should be in every cabinet.

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