Springbank 15 Year

This review is for a bottle from 2016. I just cannot bring myself to vacation anywhere cold. I like tropical places. What is the Scotch to have in your swim trunks at these locations? Springbank 15. No ice. Somehow, the 100% ex-sherry casks that are used to mature this whisky impart flavors of tropical fruits: papayas, strawberry jam, guava. This is a dirty sherry maturation, which works just fine with Springbank. You get the most funk for your buck if you drink this in a hot environment. A dank, earthy, swampy miasma just rises out of the glass to complement the sweetness. There’s some blue cheese, game meat, and rain-ruined leather in there as well. The Springbank distillate is made for sherry casks. I like this one much better than the 10 or the 18. Score: ** (unimaginably good) How much does a bottle cost: $95-130 How much do I think a bottle is worth: $180

Malty, fruity nose. Banana, vanilla, honey. Rich and slightly sticky mouth feel. Mildly briny, astringent finish.