Batch 23 - the 100% bourbon batch! Nose - Springbank has gotten so wonderfully clean while saving that funk and classic character. This all ex bourbon cask holds that so well. Oak, citrus, and classic springbank malt. This isn't a whisky about how many notes it has but it's more just about how well it executes those notes. Taste - Unlike the well executed nose, the taste is anything but simple. It's big bold but has layers. This one opens with sweet springbank sugary cookie malt. Then bitter citrus and a hint of oak. Then the peat comes in, this intense old whisky note comes in (did they top load this?) with intensity of citrus and oak bitters, sugars, vanillas, and yes lovely peat sneaks in to add layers of complexity. Outstanding whisky finish! 3.75 from me on this morning/evening. Not my favorite springbank 12 but this is as well done, executed, and technically correct as springbank gets. I'm loving these recent batches.