Springbank 10 Year

Smooth, like a friend of bourbon but a single malt

A follow up from my first taste of this glorious nectar just 9 days ago. This is the first pour from a fresh bottle. Tasted neat in a glencairn. The pour is a very pale apple juice color. There is some sheeting on a swirl with small, slow tears. The nose is floral and peaty at the same time. Cloves and vanilla, honey and fresh lumber, peat smoke and brine all come through. This has great mouthfeel. It's sweet, rich, and svelte. I'm tasting great floral bouquets and delicate seaside elements over a honeyed drizzle that's topped with just the right amount of pepper. Springbank is a great counterpoint to Ardbeg Uigeadail, tame and refined where the Oogie is bold and forward. As complex as Lagavulin 16, this is a full step softer. This might be the best value in peated scotch whiskey on the planet. Buy this before the price goes up.

Good smooth peated malt. Fruity and malty, not a whole lot of brine or oak. It’s bright and sweet, but still plenty peaty. It doesn’t have the campfire smoke that a Laphroaig has, and I appreciate that. Yummy.