A 15-year-old single malt from the Springbank distillery with plenty of sherry notes and spice, dried fruits, and nuts.
Fragrant with a certain richness. Notes of fruit salad and a hint of caramel, pineapple, guava and passion fruit lurk. There are notes of dried leather and old ropes. A hint of toffee sweetness and some granary toast.
Quite full and rich. There are notes of creamy fruit salad and more exotic fruit notes. There is palpable mastication from the oaked tannins with a hint of spice.
Fairly long with a gentle warmth.
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great cask influence. I always come back to try and chase more flavors. very complex but not too dense. slightly peated, good sherry notes. take your time with this one. very rewarding, maybe not so for beginners.
Complex and traditional - there's so much going on: smoke, peat, ever so slightly sherried, all the descriptions read below and more. What is remarkable is the layers don't clash, but kind of weave in and out. You will pour a second glass to try and catch what's going on. Very good indeed - a tad expensive but you certainly get what you pay for, although the bottle wont last long!
When you get a good batch (for me, a darker vatting) this is top notch. 90 points.
You may have just found it. The Springbank has been a coveted distillery for whisky lovers for many years, and this is the distillery's sweet spot. The 15yr reaches that perfect balance on all fronts; aroma, mouthfeel, palette and finish are never overpowering, endlessly intriguing and not easily forgotten. This is what great scotch is all about!
I have never tasted a whisky that marries wonderful sweet and very rich flavors with darker flavors of peat (mild though), slight brine, leather, and tobacco smoke. Just mind blowing every time. I love this whisky but I love complex whiskies. This will not hit you like a traditional Islay but it will be more challenging than your Balvenie or Macallan...but that's what I like...it a little from both sides of the world.
