Springbank 11 Year Local Barley

So this will have me complete in my reviews of the local barely range. This one is also a sample I hate to say, but here we go. 100% bourbon casks here. Nose - well yeah a bit uneventful front so I can see where the wine casks were helping before. That barely and springbank sweetness is still here. I'm oddly not getting a lot of funk or peat or salt here, it's there but this is a softer version. I do get a touch of apple and pear, slight. Then some oak, wet oak. Young whisky for sure but well done malt and good casks with a nice abv. Taste - Chocolate, salted caramel, oak, earthy notes. Finish is long, intense, and coating. Guys, this is why I LOVE springbank. The malt is so complex with that mix of peat and funk and just the dunnage warehouse epic....and then they turn it up with freaking locally grown barely? Everything about this is youthful rich bourbon casks and spirits but springbank does it SO WELL. This is just truly epic distillate where mistakes don't matter. Now back to objective reviewing. Yeah it's a bit young, the spirit is a touch hot. It's good, very very good. But am I in love with it? Yeah...I kinda am lol. Will you be though? And that's the rub, do you REALLY love what springbank does? if so yep, it's for you. If you're more into older or more wine finished bottles from them, this isn't for you. This is SPRINGBANK at 11. I'm a 3.75 for this one. It's great and I could do this all day, but an assertive younger whisky that's got great distillate is still just that, even if it's my favorite of favorites.

2006 Local Barley Really nice malt with a healthy dose of Springbank funk.

향 : 스모키 보리, 맛 : 스모키 들판, 약한 스트롱 피티함, 피니쉬 : 스모키 처음부터 끝까지 스트롱 스모키

Yet more samples from Campbeltown have arrived at my door, among them two of the Springbank Local Barley releases. Let’s try them side by side. First up to bat is the 11-year-old and it’s super oily in the glass. The nose is creamy and malty, with hints of dark chocolate and mint. Water amplifies the aromas for the better. Taste wise, it’s more of the same - creamy, malty, minty. The finish is slightly sweet and tangy. This is a very refined and somewhat traditional tasting Scotch, enjoyable but not life changing.

super smooth, delicious