Category Archives: Springbank

The best of 2021, part deux

Posted on 11 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from last week’s post on what whiskies were strictly the best according to my rating, there are two lists that I still want to get out there. The first is the ‘not best but very impressive otherwise’ whiskies, and … Continue reading →

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The best of 2021

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading →

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Springbank 28, 48.2% – Springbank Society

Posted on 21 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

That things haven’t been going to plan, hope or expectation for a while needs no explanation. The same is true for Springbank Distillery, and their planned open day. Add to that that they always select some to-be-bottled single casks for … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Rum Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Springbank Society | 1 Comment

Best of Wines’ Blind Tasting Competition #2

Posted on 30 November 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Part two of the four part series in which I quickly go over the whiskies we had in the Blind Tasting Competition by Best of Wines. As said before, and in previous years when I participated in The Usquebaugh Society’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Ardnamurchan, Springbank, Strathmill | Tagged 2002, 2009, 2014, 2015, Ardnamurchan, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Carn Mor, Madeira cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank, STR, Strathmill, Wine cask | Leave a comment

Springbank 37, 1970-2007, Sherry Cask 1344, 43% – Secret Treasures

Posted on 16 November 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Zeewijck, a semi-local liquor shop used to have a discount on the last three days of the year. The age of the whisky is the percentage subtracted from the price. Of course, that usually added up to 20% discount, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged 1970, Campbeltown, Secret Treasures, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Zeewijck | 1 Comment

Kilkerran 8, Cask Strength Batch 4, Re-charred Oloroso casks, 57.1%

Posted on 31 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Anything that comes from one of the Springbank brands is going to be popular. When it turns out to be a sherry cask matured something, at cask strength, it’s never going to be on a shelf in a shop until … Continue reading →

Posted in Glengyle, Kilkerran, Springbank | Tagged Campbeltown, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Sherry Cask, Springbank | Leave a comment

Springbank 24, 51.7% – Elixir, Art of Whisky

Posted on 19 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Another sample I got from Fiddler’s Advent Calendar, late last year. And one I got quite excited about. It’s not everyday you get to try new, old Springbank. 24 years old is something that goes for quite a bit of … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged Advent Calendar, Art of Whisky, Campbeltown, Elixir Distillers, Fiddler's, Springbank, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show | Leave a comment

Hazelburn 13, 2007-2021, 48.6%

Posted on 21 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Honestly, I don’t even know if this is an annual release, or this just pops up with regular Springbank batches. I’ve not kept track. What Whiskybase can tell me, though, is that this is comprised of bourbon casks (75%) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hazelburn, Springbank | Tagged 2007, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Hazelburn, Sherry Cask, Springbank | Leave a comment

Springbank 10, 46%

Posted on 30 June 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Currently, due to COVID-19 and Brexit, it’s pretty hard to get a bottle of Springbank 10 in The Netherlands. A lot of bottle-shops are running out since it’s a quite popular whisky, the distillery hasn’t been able to bottle casks … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Sherry Cask, Springbank | 1 Comment

Springbank 23, 1996-2020, Fresh Sherry Hogshead 108, 47.3% – Private Bottling

Posted on 17 June 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Springbank of this age is getting expensive. While that is a well known fact nowadays, it seems that getting stuff like this for around € 400 is the best you can do, and there are quite some expressions (and therefore … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged 1996, Campbeltown, Private Bottling, Sherry Cask, Springbank | 2 Comments