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Springbank 15 Year Rum Wood
Single Malt — Campbeltown , Scotland
Reviewed
March 21, 2020 (edited January 22, 2021)
Telex - COVID 19 edition...Hope everyone is safe, and staying inside... I pray for everyone's businesses and employees as well...
The nose was full of mint, spearmint, basil, and pine needles. On the back end were citrus fruit like lemons and oranges, along with some tropical notes like pineapple and coconut.
For the palate, we get caramel, dark chocolate, buttered popcorn, white pepper, all supported by a foundation of white ashy peat smoke.
The finish is long, filled with espresso, mocha, toffee, and honey tones. Wow! What an overall complex, yet approachable scotch. The only "complaint" that I can see one can put on this bottle is the feeling of it being quite disjointed. When you pick a 5 course meal, you do want to there to be a flow, in which here the nose and palate are separate. With that said though, the quality of each piece here is exquisite. The cost of the try is a bit much, but remember the true artisan experience from Springbank you are experiencing.
The theme of this dram should also be a little haphazard in tone, but be a quality work. "Cirkus" by King Crimson, it is.
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This one definitely needs a little time/oxidation.
I'll be working on my review of this soon Telex. I can say from my neck pour, I won't be as rosey on it. It however did have a nice finish...if that comes out more and maybe it opens up, I might still be pretty favorable. For now on the neck pour...it's looking like a 2 star (average) whisky. But springbank often needs time.
Very true Pranay - it's the tariffs that are a big reason why prices are so crazy right now... =(
This is really pricey for a 15yr —I guess if you’re Springbank, it does come with a quality assurance.
Thanks Jon! I always try and find a song to match the scotch, if I can.
Love the music analogy. King crimson has always been brilliant and complex, and occasionally too brilliant and complex by half.