Distiller Notes
Like a storm gathering off the Kintyre coast, this 15-year-old Springbank is dark and ominous, yet delicious. Best enjoyed after dinner or with your favorite cigar, this is a true classic.
Aromas of demerara sugar, dark chocolate, Christmas cake, almonds, toffee, and oak. Creamy on the palate with notes of raisins, dark chocolate, figs, marzipan, brazil nuts and vanilla. On the finish, oak and sherry notes sustain and mingle with hints of leather.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
The complex, understated bouquet finds aromas of barley malt, seaweed, heather, oaky vanilla, honey, sherry cask, scrambled egg and minerals. The palate entry is oily, buttery and oaky sweet; by midpalate the flavors include assertive tastes of marzipan, marshmallow, baked pear/peach pastry and bacon fat. Finishes with a luscious fruit/grape thrust. A masterpiece.
Range: 96-100 -
Whisky Advocate
The nose is complex, with almonds, coconut, soft leather, tropical fruits, and stewed black tea. Hints of brine and peat appear. The palate is rounded and rich, with more tropical fruits, sherry, caramel, pipe tobacco, wood smoke, and spicy tannins. The finish is relatively long and creamy, with lingering smokiness. All the classic Springbank elements merge nicely here.
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Alexander Fleming, Scottish inventor of penicillin, prescribed it as a cure for the common cold. Today Single Malt Scotch Whiskies are prized by enthusiasts and aficionados the world over for their rarity, age and complexity. By definition these must be produced in Scotland from a single distillery and made entirely from malted barley, using a pot still. The appearance, aroma and flavor of a Single Malt Scotch Whisky can vary widely depending on whether it was produced in the Highlands, Lowlands Islands, Speyside, Islay or Campbelltown regions.