Springbank 28 Year Old 1975 Chieftain's for Schotse Dagen
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Review by @markjedi1

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- Brand: Springbank
- Type: Scotch
- Region: Campbeltown
- ABV: 50.5%
The Scottish Days (Schotse Dagen) in Belgium are a well-known event for Flemish lovers of the nectar. In 2003, this Springbank from 1975 was bottled for this festival, by Ian MacLeod, under their Chieftain’s banner. By the way: is is my oldest Springbank to date.
What a surprisingly sweet nose. Peelings from Granny Smith apples, oranges, mango and even passion fruit. Pineapple? A nice mineral side with a touch of smoke. Sugared lime, too. I love it.
It is a lot more Springbank on the palate than it was on the nose, if you know what I mean. Still a lot of fruit and a nice bitter edge as if from Seville oranges, but it also has a good helping of smoke and something that makes me think of fresh wood shavings. Midplate, a big hit of eucalyptus emerges.
The finish is good: waxy on all kinds of citrus with an extravagant dose of peat.
Pure indulgence whisky. I wish I had purchased it back in the day. Long gone, of course.
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Mark, just the other day, I went back through your older reviews and browsed through some of them. You have developed into quite a Jedi knight of Scotch over the past few years. Well done. Keep up the great reviews here on Connosr, and I do like your website very much, as well. www.markdermul.be/toshanman/