Springbank reviews

As promised (threatened in fact to be more accurate), my humble meandering thoughts over a dram of Springbank 10...Le couleur - Freshly cut hay, with a tint of… green!?A tone of gold, ripe wheat waving…

I bought my first Springbank, a 10 year old, a little over a year ago. I purchased it based on nought but its Internet reputation and a seal of approval from the inimitable Ralfy. I was not disappointed…

This bottling, launched at the end of 2017, is the third of five annual "local barley" releases announced by Springbank in 2016. It comes after the first release, a 16-year old, and the second release…

Every year, there is also a Season’s Greetings edition of the Campbeltown Loch for Christmas. Thanks to my buddy Pat, I was able to get a hold of the 2016 release. It is clearly darker than the rather…

Campbeltown Loch is marketed by J & A Mitchell. They are also the owners of the Springbank and Glengyle distilleries. Insiders say this affordable blend is created with the single malts Springbank and…

This 17 Year Old Springbank matured solely on sherry casks and was bottled at cask strength. It appeared early 2015 and is quite hard to find nowadays (there were only some 9000 bottles worldwide after…

In 2014 Springbank released 2 malts that were distilled from organic barley. However – contrary to some other distilleries – Springbank did not get the certifications to put ‘organic’ on their labels,…

I have tried previous batches of Springbank CV and must say, I was not impressed. A good whisky, sure, but far from outstanding for this legendary Campbeltown distillery. But when a 2013 release sample…

This whisky is all about spice and ginger notes. On the nose it is ginger biscuits and pear drops (acetone) althogh when it's been in the glass a while the pear drop note fades. On the palate their is…

I've had a challenging time with this whisky. I decided quite early on I would review it for the site. But then every time I thought I had the flavour profile nailed down I would go back to it a few days…