Category Archives: Springbank
Springbank 11, 2011-2023, Fresh Sherry Rotation 155, 56.7% – Duty Paid Sample
A ‘Duty Paid Sample’ of 70cl, or as it is commonly known, a ‘Cage Bottling’. Erik E/H. brought this over last year, and shared this one with the group. And as is quite well known to returning readers, I love … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Campbeltown, Duty Paid Sample, Scotch, Sherry Cask, Springbank, The Cage
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Springbank 24, Open Day 2023, Oloroso & Port, 47.6%
It’s been quiet on the blog here. Mostly due to me being insanely busy with work and preoccupied with other, non-whisky things. In all honesty, I have missed having time to sit down with a couple of drams, so I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbeltown, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Port Cask, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, Springbank, Springbank Open Day, Whiskey, Whisky
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Longrow 8, Distillery Open Day 2023, Oloroso Cask, 54.9%
It seems like my buddy Erik ‘Elixir’ has become my trusted supplier of Springbank samples. Even though Tom van Engelen went to Campbeltown last month there were no shares from that distillery. There was a Cadenhead’s Islay bottling, so it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbeltown, Campbeltown Mal, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Longrow, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, Springbank, Springbank Open Day, Whiskey, Whisky
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Hazelburn 12, 2010-2022, Fresh Oloroso Sherry Cask, 49.9%
The fourth dram in the Blind Tasting Competition was another zero-pointer for me (you’ll quickly discover this to be a recurring theme…). While I guessed this to be a decent older Speyside whisky, it turned out to be Hazelburn, which … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, BTC, Campbeltown, Hazelburn, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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Springbank 12, Cask Strength, Batch 24, 54.1%
Are we first? Did I publish in time and did Tom write in time? That’d be something, right? The review of the most recent Springbank 12 Cask Strength is here! Perfumed Pebbles Dubbed ‘batch 24’, this is the newest edition … Continue reading
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Tagged Batch 24, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Cask Strength, Guest Post, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Tom van Engelen
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Longrow 15, Oloroso Hogsheads, 56.2% – Open Day 2022
I’m glad this one only had a Whiskybase number on the side of the bottle instead of a full label. That would have caused much more anticipation and maybe would have been suggestive in to what to expect. Of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbeltown, Distillery Only, Longrow, Open Day, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Springbank Open Day
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Longrow 15, 2006-2022, Fresh Sherry Hogshead, 53.8% – The Cage
So, this might need some explanation for those who’ve never been to Campbeltown. In Campbeltown there’s Springbank Distillery and at the distillery they have a visitors center. At the visitors center there’s a cage with some bottles in them. This … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Campbeltown, Duty Paid, Longrow, Rotation 582, Sherry Cask, Springbank, The Cage, Warehouse 15
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Hazelburn 21, 2022 release, 46%
Hazelburn has come of age. The oldest version out there seems to be 22 years old by now, but this one, released last year, must have been the oldest back then. I feel like an old fart when I say … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Hazelburn, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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