Category Archives: Springbank
Springbank 100 Proof, 10yo, 57% – OB for Gall & Gall
A little while ago a friend of mine bottle shared his bottle of this old Springbank 100 Proof. It was bottled in 2005 for the Dutch market, and more specifically for Dutch bottle shop chain Gall & Gall. As far … Continue reading
Springbank 21, 1995-2016, Sherry cask, port pipe finish, 48% – Starkicker, Austria
I alerted a friend of mine in Austria about these bottlings that I randomly spotted on Facebook, and he was kind enough to bottle share them (Thanks again, DSA!). With a 21 year old Springbank that’s been matured in a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Campbeltown, Port finish, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Starkicker
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Two older Springbank 12, Cask Strengths
At some blurry point in my personal whisky history I decided it would be a good idea to start collecting something specific. I decided it would be the Lagavulin 12 releases, but more on that in a later post. It … Continue reading
Springbank 21, 1996-2017, 58.1% – Whisky Nerds
My friends Floris and Bram, to some better known as The Whisky Nerds are on a roll. Coming of the high that was their trio of great Inchmurrins, they selected another cask to release in the waning of 2017. This … Continue reading
Whiskies of the year: Runners up
I published the post with my whisky of the year last Monday. Generally I do the runners up first, or all in one post or so, but in this case it was a brand new whisky that I had not … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg, Benrinnes, Glenglassaugh, Glenlochy, Highland Park, Inchmurrin, Mortlach, Springbank, Undisclosed
Tagged 1954, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2003, Adelphi, Archives, Benrinnes, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Cask Ends, Feis Ile, Glenlochy, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Lagavulin, Mortlach, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Springbank, The Bottlers, The Duchess, Trias Usquebaugh, WhiskyNerds
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BTC #6: Springbank 14, 2002-2017, 55.8%
Let’s dive right in, right? Sniff: On the first whiff I get dry barley and tree bark. A very light and crisp mezcal scent with lemonbalm, some diesel but not really smoky. It gets a bit more warming (less crisp). … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Springbank, Usquebaugh Society
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Some goodies from Springbank
Springbank has long been one of my favorite (if not the favorite) distilleries in Scotland. I really liked them early on in my ‘whisky journey’, but especially since I visited the place in 2010 with my wife, I’ve been hooked. … Continue reading
Posted in Hazelburn, Springbank
Tagged 1997, Campbeltown, CV, Hazelburn, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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Springbank 1969-2004, 35yo, 58.5% – Adelphi
Last week I finally got in the bottles for the most recent bottles share of The Whisky Agency. A nice Blair Athol, Allt-a-Bhainne and a blended malt which was released for Maltstock last year. Also in the box were two … Continue reading
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