Springbank 10 Year Old 1998 Glengarry Cask Owners 453

This final cask, put down on 27th November 1998 was bottled by the Glengarry Cask Ownvers in April 2009. Due to a typo, the label says Fresh Sherry, while in fact it is a refill sherry. So it is best to compare it to casks 385 and 386, which was distilled the week before (20th November 1998).

Again a whole lot of berries on the nose, but this also has a big citrusy nose with tangerine and even pomelo. It also has a big smokiness, much more so than casks 385 and 386 which I tried earlier this week. Even a big hint of nail polish remover, without becoming annoying. Roasted almonds. Water makes it really dirty. Goat stable, good heavens! You have to love it.

The attack is smoky and peppery. It is mouth coating and hot. Very sweet from the sherry, with a hint of salt and quite some tannins. Fairly dry, though. It can cope with water.

The finish is very long, drying and becomes very bitter on the deathbed.

Too bitter to be top. I prefer it with water. This is a whole other story than the other two refill sherry casks that I tried from this series.

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