Nose: Zesty lime marmalade with ginger, heather honey and old apples at first, with plenty of funky damp earth and malt. Creamy hazelnut, leather smokiness and flickers of ginger and nutmeg spice emerge, with wet rocks and a little tobacco leaf.
Palate: Woodsmoke snakes through jammy dark fruits, sweet barley and bitter bark. An array of interesting notes then push through: cured ham, Christmas cake spice, rancio, crystallised citrus peels and mint chocolate ice cream.
Finish: Dry and earthy.
Overall: A Scotch that could only come from Springbank. Glorious.