Springbank 12 Year Cask Strength

Great example of subtle peat married with sweet

Open for 9 months now and ready to give my review. First looking at the color and the statement from the distillery is that its ex sherry and ex bourbon its very light in color so I beleive the sherry casks were of poor quality. The taste id just OK and there is a strong alchohol burn even watered down to 86 proof so I have to say not very impressed with this one and won't be buying again. It shows 54.8% so not sure what bottling year this is.Could be this bottling was a poorer quality of the other expressions with high scores here. Very dissapointing.

Review for Batch 19: 57.1%. My first SB CS thus I have no basis for comparison with other batches. What I do know is this is a luscious, meaty and flavorful scotch. Rested for 20mins in my glencairn with a splash of water which brings out a lot of nuanced flavors. Don’t overdo it though it doesn’t need much to open up. Classic Springbank nose - earthy vegetal peat, light tobacco smoke, and dried fruit. Smells like sea air oddly enough. Cigars on a beach? Bit of sweet brown sugar that takes the edge off the peaty leathery notes. So many flavors on the palate. Sweet and savory. Dark dried fruits. Funky peat. Limestone. A sense that something has mildly turned. It’s the Springbank Hinted at by the 10 but full in the face. Lingers on the tongue and in the chest. I could sip and smell this all night.

Spicy aftertaste