Springbank 15 Year

Smooth easy to drink even as peated

Not as rich or funky as the 10. Sweet and well balanced

Smokey. Cured meat. Mysterious and very familiar finish that I can’t pinpoint.

Digging through my backlog of samples, I was happy to discover a Springbank that I didn’t recall trying previously. I got aromas of walnuts, pine, orange rind and black tea on the nose. The first sip tasted huge, an intensity of flavor that felt like cask strength rather than 46%. There’s orange rind and black tea again, but also dark chocolate. On the finish, there’s an interesting cheesy note at the end that I loved. A drop of water opened everything up, leading to a long, dry peppery finish with more dark chocolate. Another Campbeltown classic.