Springbank
Fact Sheet
Founded: 1828
Current owner: J & A Mitchell & Co. Ltd.
Stills: 1 wash, 1 intermediate, 1 spirit
Capacity: 0.75 million litres per year
Location: Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute
Website: www.springbankdistillers.com
Notable Facts: Springbank produces three different malts. Their regular spirit is rather lightly peated and distilled two-and-a-half-times (partly double, partly triple),
Longrow is heavily peated and distilled twice,
Hazelburn is unpeated and triple-distilled.
Bottlings
May 7, 2013
The wine influence is bold, and you can see it in the colour. But it works surprisingly well. – Rating: 86/100
February 20, 2013
Two rather different Springers compared head to head – Ratings: 84/100 and 88/100
February 4, 2013
Quite a spicy Springbank expression, especially with added water. Overall character is rather light but creamy. – Rating: 84/100
June 25, 2012
What can you say? It’s magnificent. It has that hard to find quality to be both mild and strong at the same time. – Rating: 93/100
May 6, 2012
A nicely flavoured but very much toned down whisky that is reluctant to give away its secrets. – Rating: 74/100
April 30, 2012
The small cask maturation creates strong wood spices that almost overpower the spirit. Luckily it was bottled soon enough, so we can still enjoy a very nice dram. – Rating: 86/100
April 26, 2012
This dram has a very impressive nose and nice flavours, but palate and finish are just too weak to deliver what the nose promised. – Rating: 84/100
March 30, 2012
Pretty much a quintessential Springbank with a very nice freshness. Even though it is not cask strength the flavours are densely packed yet delicate. – Rating: 89/100
January 5, 2012
The trademark combination of brininess with citrus zests makes this a typical specimen from the Springbank distillery. Very good but also very expensive for a 10 yo. – Rating: 88/100
August 4, 2011
The age does not show at all here. In one way it is a rather typical – or should I say generic? – Springbank, but I can’t help the feeling there is something missing here. – Rating: 82/100
June 20, 2011
Even though it is only 8 years, this malt shows some characertistics of older whiskies. There is a lot going on in this fine and richly flavoured dram. – Rating: 85/100
May 25, 2011
The sweet wine finish puts the trademark orange notes into the background. A quite enjoyable malt, but there seems to be some sulphur present that contrary to my usual preferences does detract a bit. – Rating: 82/100
April 12, 2011
I was told it was sulphured, but I found a very pleasant and typical Springbank. The combination of spice and citrus fruit with gentle smoke in a maritime setting is much to my liking. – Rating: 86/100
April 7, 2011
The sherry has mellowed out the peatiness of the Longrow a bit. The result is a stunning and well-balanced dram that perfectly combines fruitiness with smoke. – Rating: 89/100
December 28, 2010
A quintessential Springbank with a silky mouthfeel, very complex with lots of flavours to discover. It can act both as a winter warmer and a summer refreshment. – Rating: 88/100
November 12, 2010
The new version is lighter and more floral that the 2009 release. Unfortunately it has lost some of the richness and complexity, so overall I prefer last’s years edition. – Rating: 84/100
May 27, 2010
A great balance of flavours, accessible enough for an everyday dram but with a complexity that keeps it interesting for a long time. – Score: 86/100
March 3, 2010
Most enjoyable and suprisingly little peat. In a blind test I might have guessed “Cask strength Hazelburn” because is has that typical spicy orange profile. – Score: 88/100
February 12, 2010
About as spicy as the Springbank CV, but here the peat acts as a strong counterpart. Sweetness and fruitiness are enhanced by a few drops of water. Nice! – Score: 84/100
February 11, 2010
The nose takes a while to open up and actually becomes very pleasant, but the palate cannot quite live up to that. The spicyness is too dominant for my taste as it is not sufficiently counterbalanced by the other flavour components. – Score: 74/100
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