Which is the best Springbank whisky?

Highest rated whiskies with > 3 votes

• 96.40. Springbank 35-year-old.
• 95.44. Springbank 1962.
• 95.33. Springbank 1966.
• 95.25. Springbank 100 Proof.
• 95.10. Springbank 1966.

What type of Scotch is Springbank?

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The Springbank distillery is a family-owned single malt whisky distillery on the Kintyre Peninsula in western Scotland….Springbank distillery.

Is Springbank 12 peated?

As with all Springbank products, this malt is non-chill filtered, and it contains no added coloring. 100% malted barley from a single distillery. Dried with peat.

Is Springbank 15 peated?

Springbank 15 isn’t a peated whisky , Springbank 15 isn’t a heavily peated whisky and as such I don’t always pick it up. It seems like some times it contains no peat, sometimes a little and sometimes a “moderately noticeable” amount.

Why is Springbank so expensive?

Springbank is a relatively small distillery in comparison to many, and really only produces about as much as the Springbank fans can consume. This leaves collectors and speculators picking up Springbank at auction and keeping the prices rising.

Is Springbank a good Whisky?

This free-thinking Campbeltown distillery has built a reputation for outstanding quality among whisky collectors and fans, with its output from the 1980s and 1990s and independent bottlings from Cadenhead’s playing a particularly important role in bringing Springbank to the world’s attention.

What is special about Springbank?

Springbank is a Scotch whisky distillery in Campbeltown. It is the only distillery founded in the 19th century still owned by its founding family. Springbank is unique in handling the entire whisky making process in-house. Everything from malting the barley to bottling takes place on-site.

Is Springbank 15 discontinued?

An old bottling from the mid 2000’s, this Springbank 15 year old is a fine single malt Scotch whisky which has now been discontinued. Having been aged in Sherry casks, this single malt has a sweet chocolatey nose, with fruit and nut taste on the palate and a long finish with a hint of leather.

Is Springbank Scotch peated?

The malt is handled in three ways to produce three contrasting whiskies – Springbank itself is medium-peated, Longrow is heavily peated, while Hazelburn has no peat at all. Ferments are very long – in excess of 100 hours; with low-gravities which both produces a low-strength wash and high levels of esters.

Why is Springbank so hard to get?

The only thing that frustrates many of us about Springbank is its availability—because it’s a small distillery in extremely high demand, it can be difficult to find the distillery’s bottles on the shelf.

What does Springbank taste like?

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt Nose: The nose offers up plenty of oak, exotic spices, guava, heather honey and soft smoke. Palate: A full, sweet, creamy palate with hints of smoke, marzipan and cigar boxes. Finish: A smoky finish, trailing off on sweet cider and toasty barley.