Springbank 15 YO Review
Today, I will be reviewing the Spingbank 15YO.
Like a storm gathering off the Kintyre coast, our 15-year-old Springbank is dark and ominous, yet delicious. Best enjoyed after dinner or with your favourite cigar, this is a true classic.
Nose:
Demerara sugar, dark chocolate, Christmas cake, almonds, toffee, oak.
Palate:
Creamy, raisins, dark chocolate, figs, marzipan, brazil nuts and vanilla.
Finish:
Oak and sherry notes sustain and mingle with hints of leather.
Once called "whisky capital of the world" with as many as 30 distilleries, Campbeltown has only 3 distillieries left (Springbank, Glengyle, and Glen Scotia) today. The Springbank distillery produces three distinct whiskies: Springbank, Hazelburn, and Longrow. Eventually, Glengyle distillery hasrevived by J & A Mitchell and Co Ltd., who own and operate the Springbank distillery, and its whisky is sold under the name Kilkerran.
Springbank is one of only a handful of distilleries that still uses traditional floor malting methods. The distillery buys in its barley from local farms. SB is probably the only distillery that does everything by hand and onsite. And this is maybe why their whiskeys are unique and fascinating.
Springbank: "It is a fact that no distillery in Scotland is as self-contained as Springbank. From the malting of the barley, to the final stage of bottling, each and every step of the process is completed on site and is overseen and carried out by our expert team, led by our distillery manager."
You can learn more about Springbank
http://springbank.scot/