Springbank 10 Year

Fuel, mandarin, barley sugar nose. Sharp tang. Sweet and sour earthy. Vanilla custard and barley sugar. Hint of peat. Mouth coating. Medium long finish.

Nose: vanilla, apple, cinnamon, briny, vegetal, little bit spiky, citrus, dust, nothing like the usual sherry notes (nuts, plum, berries, rubber, raisin, figs, dates) Palate: vanilla, creamy, ginger pungent,, cinnamon Finish: chewy, sweet, savory, salty, bit of smoke, herbal

There is a fair amount of batch variation on the Springbank 10 but all of them are excellent……. The first batch (2020) I had was light on the peat and heavy on the orange peel with a background of that machine shop funk. The second bottling (2022) was heavy on peat with a citrus backgroundand funk. The third (2023) was more balanced with lighter peat again with a nice citrus and machine shop funk balance. This is a wonderful dram though patience rewards with this dram. Leave it in the glass for about 30 minutes and sip slowly. Add water drop wise.