Springbank reviews

Springbank is one of the great distillers. A family owned business produces every part of its whisky from barley to bottle in good, old fashioned, no chill-filtration, no caramel and always (im pretty…

From a sampleNose: A lightly smoky vein winds its way through the profile, along with waxy bits of dried fruit. Papaya, mango, pineapple, raisin, and little flecks of coconut. There's also a petrol and…

What I mean by the title is that this whisky is young - so therefore pretty cheap - but it's bottled at 46% without artificial colour or chill-filtration. No, it's not going to knock your socks off, it's…

My last whisky review was of the Springbank 11 yr old Madeira Wood Cask Strength that I'd recently tried with my wife, brother and sister in law. We'd go to Helvetica, the local whisky bar, to try some…

My wife, sister and brother in law had recently gone to Helvetica, our local whisky bar, to try some new whiskies. The joys of the whisky geek.The first whisky had been intended to be Springbank 11 yr…

I usually try to introduce myself to a new brand/distillery via a signature expression, and this, my first Springbank, left a fine first impression. It's a popular, much-reviewed whisky, so I'll just…

I've heard about The Society for the last year or so, a society of whisky lovers, a society of whisky geeks like me. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society.I'd wanted to join for a long time, but it's around…

This Springbank was bottled last year by Murray McDavid at the Bruichladdich distillery (which they owned at the time) and released under the Mission Gold label. It is very pale, despite having matured…

I got this sample from my buddy Jan VC, who visited the distillery and filled his bottle in the tasting room (I also got a sample of the Hazelburn, Longrow and Kilkerran Tasting Room and will try them…

The 14 Year Old Springbank that was launched last spring by MoS could not really convince me, so I approach this bottling with trepidation, but also renewed hope. After all, it is another cask type and…