Springbank 10 Year

One of the best 10y out there

Peat, cedar and pint on the nose with some salt. Light fruity palate with more peat and a smoky finish

Sweet nose - tropical fruit, pineapple, vanilla, light sulfur, saltiness. Palate - Bursting flavors. Some light smoke and peat. Jolly rancher. Tangy sherry sweetness. Long mouth watering/puckering finish.

Nose - overripe orange, apple, pear, strawberry, lemon, banana, pineapple, kiwi, vanilla cream, brine, shipyard sea spray, oily peat, iodine, hay, powdered sugar, fusty detritus, pencil eraser, floral notes, cinnamon, nutmeg, toffee, cereal grain, black pepper, toasted coconut, honey, tobacco, potato starch, white wine, moderate ethanol burn. Taste - decaying orange zest, pineapple, strawberry, peach, lemon, powdered sugar, hay, coconut, dank peat, brine, diesel, black pepper, ginger, chili pepper, floral notes, sweet tea, leather, tobacco, slightly tannic oak, iodine, cereal grain, cinnamon, moderate to high alcohol bite, finishing long with overripe fruit, hay, tingly pepper, dank oily peat, and tannic oak flavors. Oh man. The nose on this one is next level. There is so much happening here. Right when I think I’ve captured it, more aromas make an appearance before elegantly transforming into something completely different. This is like a half-rotten fruit basket that’s been sitting in the sun on a marina dock all day. It’s sweet, oily, salty, spicy, sour, and bitter all at once. An olfactory masterpiece. The taste is really good, but it’s not playing in the same league as the nose. Many of the aromas transfer to the palate, but the youthfulness makes its appearance here. It’s not at all off-putting, but present enough to hold this back from being truly outstanding. I waited eight months between opening and doing an official tasting of this one, since I’ve heard many say it improves with oxidation. I can vouch for this as well. It’s notably changed each time I’ve poured a dram. This is a delicious entry level expression from an amazing distillery. Unfortunately, prices have been rising and I’ve seen this pushing $100 recently. It’s not $100 good, but if you can find this under $70, it’s definitely worth a buy.

Nose: Like you're eating breakfast at a B&B on the coast of Scotland. Sea spray, rubber, vague honey. Taste: Salty sea beach taste in the depth of the mouth feel with subtle sweet notes in the back. Very acceptably strong punch at first but the more you drink it leaves thirsty for another sip.