dhsilv2
Springbank 9 Year Local Barley
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed
September 17, 2019 (edited June 23, 2020)
Nose - I'll start up with there's a huge amount of alcohol to get through here. That abv is no joke. Lemon lime and salt. A bit of meaty notes. I'm going right into water and a decent bit. Water tames the abv but I'm not getting much new here.
Taste - Lemon, salt, meaty peat. Very salted meat forward which is not something i generally get in springbank peat. Touch of vanilla.
This 9 year seems like a showcase of the new make spirit aged just long enough and in some really well used barrels. I like what they're doing here, but it doesn't come close to living up to the 10 year. I got this for a pretty good price of about 130 but I've seen it for 170. I can't really recommend it for all but the biggest springbank geeks.
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Haha, I'm pretty sure I am. It's a good dram but it's the last bottle of springbank I'd bring out to show off what they do. It's also just frustratingly hot at first which is night and day any other cask strength springbank or longrow I've had.
I believe you are preaching to an audience of big Springbank geeks. I just split a bottle of this after tasting it in a bar as I thought it warranted further inspection.