Hazelburn 10 Year

Nose: woods, nuts, earth Pallette: nutty butter Finish: earth

N: Stone fruit, earth, apple cider, yellow cake, cherry pie, caramel custard with vanilla cream, touch of ethanol, touch of baking spice. P: Cooked apples, cinnamon baking spice, dried leaves, overcooked pie crust, vanilla cream, darker fruit, slightly sour, overripe white grapes, hint of seaside character or sea spray with salt. F: Creamy caramel, chalky minerals, barrel spice, dusty book, dried leaves, hint of ethanol, cinnamon burn, old boat dock. Incredible for a 10 year entry level single malt. Certainly rivals Springbank 10 for the best on the market. If you see it, grab it. Was lucky to spot a single bottle on a rare visit to an old haunt. Would certainly do it again. _______________________ Please come join an unofficial Distiller community on Discord (now one whole year old!): https://discord.gg/4nfePCdyKM. We chat spirits (and other things) in real time while being a great resource to each other for recommendations, finding deals, and generally enjoying the journey together. (If the link is expired, please post a comment and I will gladly and usually quickly provide a new one. Lately, I have not been able to tag people who have asked for the link, so please check back when you can. Or, better still, look for a more recent review of mine which should have the most current link.)

Nose: Lemon Bar, Candy Oranges, Campbeltown - F U N K, Honeydew Melon, Light White Pepper, Mild Toast, Vanilla, Golden Delicious Apple. Palate: Strong Honeydew Melon, Malt, Rich Ripe Apple, Barley Sweetness, Delicate Citrus, Long Umami Finish. An incredibly fruity complex nose on this one but still carries the signature Campbeltown F U N K found in other offerings from the region. Wonderfully complex palate as well, leaning heavy towards a variety of fruits just like the nose. Hints of toast and cooking spices can be found on the nose after the first sip. Another fantastic bottle from the Springbank distillery.

Semi-blind tasting with bruichladdich islay barley 2007 and glencadam 15. Theme: no peat, no strong fancy casks and bottle open for > 1.5 years. This one nice fresh nose, palate nothing special and finish to much campbeltown funk (rubber, earthy). Previously nice apple(juice) on the nose, but thas has gone completely. I'm afraid current springbanks dont get better over time (few days ago I had the springbank 18 and it was a let down, bottle was open for 2 years). 15 years or so ago the 10 year could get really coconutty after a while, quite nice, but these days i really can't detect any at all.

2021 bottling Bit behind on adding my personal notes here. This one is already reviewed on the channel. Nose - The nose is giving off some light butter scotch that hints of youth but not in an offensive way. This is giving me hints of lemon drops and pie custard. Taste - That lemon and buttery element carries over. Full discloser this is post SB 25 so I can already tell I'm getting some influence. Then you get some pucker sour notes on the back of the tongue on the finish. Just wonderfully well done younger whisky. Great finish. Great mouth feel, super rich and creamy. Great overall everything 3.25 and you could talk me into 3.5