Springbank reviews

Yesterday I wrote a review of the Springbank 18 Year Old, and mentioned that we had visited the distillery just this past May. But I had completely forgotten about the little mini they gave us at the end…

During my last trip to Scotland in May, we had the great pleasure of touring the Springbank distillery in Campbeltown. We got a chance to quickly meet Director of Production Frank McHardy, and had a…

Warm thick steady fruit arrival develops a pleasant ashy wooden middle followed by long slow fruit and vegetable finish.

This Campbeltown distillery does get a tad confusing. Springbank, Hazleburn, Kilkerran are all made there. But then there's Glengyle - I know it's annexed to Springbank but is it actually the same dis…

from a purchased sampleNose: Fresh and nice. There's a very nervous balance between the sweet barley and the sherry. Bright, acidic red apples, pears, melon, orange pith, and mirabelles. On the ex-bou…

from a purchased sampleNose: Racy wine! Lemon, honeydew, honey, vanilla, wax, fruit zest. Fruity chardonnay and a separate dose of oak, and not an oaky Chard. Grapes, apricots, and slightly spicy brandy…

Color: CopperNose: Soft and sweet peat smoke are balanced by citrus and vanilla. Adding water is like opening a spice drawer and there's a leftover of dried sausage hidden in it somewhere. Among the…

This is from the 2013 release.from a purchased sampleNose: Hmm. Not quite what I expected, which was more sherry notes like some of the older Springbanks. It's obviously very good and well made. Sweet…

from a purchased sampleNose: Smoky, sea water, salt, and very fruity. Apricot compote, dates, orange, fudge, and some chocolate. Aged balsamic. Deep, dark, and smells like an older heavily sherried…

from a purchased sampleNose: Do you like Calvados? I sure do. And that's a good thing. This strikes me as being similar to a 10-15 year old Calvados that's rather smokier than usual, and a healthy spr…