Another whisky I had to add, when do we start getting paid for this :) OK so another insanely expensive springbank but I'm a weak man for this distillery. This one has been open a good couple days so yeah I'm perhaps rushing the review but this drinks perfectly from the start, no hint of any uncoiling needed. And thanks to needing to add this, I think I'm well past the 25 minutes in the glass so it's had time to open up in the glass which I think is critical for springbank. Nose - 25 years comes through loud and clear with plenty of oak. The notes are much more citrus and coastal in nature. There's a sweetness here that I almost imagine as being a watered down lagavulin even. This is vibrant with salt and peat elements playing off oak and springbank's lightly peated coastal malt. I know I'm somewhat repeating myself but I am trying to stress how perfect this is in showcasing the springbank character from the peat to the coastal elements to the renounced springbank dunnage warehouses and just their wonderful malt. Now leave the glass untouched and open for a few moments and a light sherry comes to life. Giving off some berry and light faint chocolate (slightly bitter). Taste - At 46% the dram starts a touch watery with citrus and oak play that gives way to peat, a warming of the mouth and intensifying of the flavors as salts and light milk chocolates start to form. Finally finishing with peat oak and sea salt. This is flawlessly balanced between all these elements and while these 21+ springbanks often leave the funk completely, the tired sherry cask doesn't over power the light residual funk elements left. The finish is long, incredible long and the overall whisky is incredibly flavorful and intense. Overall this is really truly a showcase of springbank. Even a few minutes after drinking. I'm a firm 4.5 out of 5. A part of me wants to score it less as it's 46% and a part of me wants more wine cask but the more I come back to this the more I enjoy the simplicity and complexity that's come off through perfect balance.