PBMichiganWolverine
Springbank 13 Year Old 2003
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed
May 18, 2018 (edited August 31, 2020)
After just having that Speyside Beinn Dubh, this was a total about-face 180. That Beinn Dubh was a strange curiosity. This here is something normal; maybe better than normal. It’s like going from dating that weird girl who always wants to show you her knife collection to then dating a cheerleader. ( yes true story,,,although truth be told the knife collector was much more crazy fun). Ashy, sweet, lingering lemon custard finish. Can’t really tell it’s sherry matured...the wood has clearly taken a back seat to the distillery character. Well made Springbank again.
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@KT66 I only had a small sample purchased some time ago...was regretting I never purchased the full bottle.
Nailed the distillery character rides over the wood. This seems to be a Springbank thing...also their sister distillery Kilkerran does a similar trick. You of course taste the casks used but they never dominate or override the base whisky.