Tag Archives: Campbeltown
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
Posted in Springbank
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
Posted in Springbank
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
Longrow 2001-2015, 13yo, Chardonnay Cask, 56.7% – Springbank Society
I’ve been a member for the Springbank Society for about seven or eight years now, and while I did miss out on some bottles, most of them have found their way to my shelf. Most of them have also been … Continue reading
Posted in Longrow
Tagged 2001, Bottle Share, Campbeltown, Cask Strength, Chardonnay cask, Longrow, Springbank, Springbank Society, Wine cask
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Malt Fascination 