A fabulous 10 year old Springbank, matured in bourbon casks as well as sherry casks, adding a wonderful depth of flavour. Slightly peated, it marries a complex mixture of maritime notes as well as a fresh and fruity balance. The definition of a Campbeltown classic.
The nose offers up plenty of oak, exotic spices, guava, heather honey and soft smoke.
A full, sweet, creamy palate with hints of smoke, marzipan and cigar boxes.
A smoky finish, trailing off on sweet cider and toasty barley.
Really enjoyable, boasting a great maturity for a ten year old; a fantastically atmospheric malt. Really enjoyable with seafood, or even surf and turf. Nose: Earthy and warm, spicy peatiness melds with salt caramel very harmoniously. Palate: Full with barley sweetness, like riding a wave of salted caramel with that beautifully balanced peat weaving its way into the medley. Finish: Rich smoke. Sweetness gives way to a salty tang. Long and satisfying, oak infused with the smells and tastes of the coast.
This is my first bottle of Campbeltown and I'm not dissapointed, this offers something very different from the rest of my collection. Intense oak and damp earth with a lovely middle sweetness and strong sea air and brine. Has a lot to offer for a 10yo NCF (Thumbs up) No Caramel Colour (two Thumbs up) What a cracking dram and agreat standard expression ..15 yo next!
To me it was really a Bourbon Barrel Edition. Though it had't the freshness of bourbon Bruicladdich editions. Non chill-filtered and no caramel added. This is a very good 10yo incarnation.
Definately more peaty than I'd thought it would be. It's the first thing that hits you on the nose and it stays in the taste. Its most defining characteristic (to me, at any rate) is its combination of oaky dryness and subtle tropical fruityness (particularly if you give it a little splash of water and a couple of minutes in the glass). I didn't get many of the typical sherry notes, save for a slightly sulphorous overtone on the nose. A particularly dry, tangy malt with mild peaty smokiness always present. Very nice stuff.
