Springbank 15 Year

Maybe a little dry for my palette? Not too sweet, some real oak burn at the end, very dry and tannic. Dont get the hype on this one.

Unfortunately loses a little bit of the delicacy that made the 10 year really good. Everything else is helped by maturing longer, but the overall experience is ever so slightly lesser for that decreased delicacy

This bottle was a Christmas gift to myself. It was the last one on the shelf and I haven't seen another in my travels. Now I will try and attempt to review the Springbank Funk on the nose that in previous tasting has been hard to describe. N: Fig, bright red apples, raspberry jam, sweet pipe tobacco smoke, the sherry influence is strong. A drop of water gave it a fruit roll up note P: Easy going, Sweet mints, like a note I would say comes from like a chewing gum. A tap of smoke but not really noticable with everything else going on. This is where the funk is getting me and is hard to describe now. A drop of water gave me strawberries F:Long and coating fresh like a peppermint patty. Lets you think in-between sips. Perfect conversation whisky. At the end of the finish there is a satisfying sweetness. Finish is the same with a drop of water. I love having this with good friends. It has never gone unappreciated.

2022 release. Fantastic pour with notes of raisins, salted caramel, honey, pineapples, grapefruit, butterscotch, ginger, candied oranges, salted cod, mackerels, figs, dates, candied oranges, and dark chocolate.

Nose: Chocolate, Baking Spices, Menthol, Over-Ripe Banana, Spiced Raisin, Sweet Tobacco. Palate: Gentle Peat, Brine, Fig, Oily, Manuka Honey, Oak tannins, Umami Finish. A bit of a let down, considering the price and availability. There isn't a whole lot going on with the palate and the classic defining characteristics of Springbank are lost due to the over abundance of sherry. I was personally hoping for some more depth and some of the sweeter notes that appeared on the nose, but the palate didn't deliver. I can see it appealing to people who enjoy a drier whisky, but I think I prefer the 10 year. I'll give the bottle some time to breathe and come back to it later, hopefully it improves.