pkingmartin
Springbank 10 Year
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed
January 8, 2022 (edited January 26, 2022)
It’s officially 2022 and I’ve decided to “Spring”bank into it with a series of samples. Continuing on my Springbank series, I have this sample of the 10 year from @ctbeck11.
The nose starts with a mix of light hay and vanilla cream puff followed by light fruits of baked apple, sun baked orange, and charred lemon that then brings some light minerality and mild oak spice with light ethanol burn.
The taste is a medium mouthfeel that starts fruity before quickly veering towards a moderate and slightly drying spice that slowly fades to hay bales along with light fruits of baked apple, salted sun baked orange, and lemon drop candy that then brings some light minerality, black pepper and medium oak spice with light ethanol burn.
The finish is medium length with poached pears, baked apples, light minerality, slightly burnt hay, and mild oak.
This is a very enjoyable drink that brings that Springbank funk along with spice, fruits and minerality that is well balanced but has a higher spice and ashier influence than I personally care for.
A huge thanks to @ctbeck11 for the sample.
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@ctbeck11 Thanks, it’s very good but I’d definitely be paying the extra 20 or 30 for a Hazelburn 13 or Springbank 12. @skillerified Wow that’s a great find! I can see how the 10 could be a favorite. It’s very good, well balanced with a kick of spice that would be incredible value at $60, but $100 seems a bit too high.
@ctbeck11 Agreed on the price. I lucked out and found a single bottle of this for $60 at a random store I'd never been to before (or since). At my regular shops, it's about $100 now. Have not pulled the trigger a second time for that reason. So far, at least.
Still think this is my favorite of the Springbank's I've had (10, 12, 15). It's just so accessible and still elevated.
Nice review. It’s one of my favorite entry level single malts. Just wish the prices weren’t continually creeping up. The local shop raised this to $100. At that price, it doesn’t feel like a value anymore, especially when I can find the 12s around $130.