Springbank 18-year-old
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2024 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | 100% Ex-Bourbon |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 야생 버섯과 간장을 닮은 감칠맛이 먼저 두드러지고, 그 뒤로 마른 코코아와 종이 같은 건조한 기운이 따라붙는다. 100% 엑스버번 캐스크로 채운 스프링뱅크 18년답게 팰럿은 스모키한 소금 초콜릿과 파슬리, 세비야 오렌지, 짭짤한 블랙 올리브로 이어지며 구조감이 단단하다. 46도의 도수는 자극 없이 밀도를 지탱한다. 피니시는 중간 길이로 부이용 같은 감칠맛과 소금 친 오렌지 뉘앙스가 명확하게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
it’s not got the sublime brightness of the 10, neither has it got its immediate minerality, and just between us, I believe the sherry’s to blame. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong (well done, S.) but while the 10 is so wonderfully streamlined, this one’s got too many side notes in my opinion. Like some gas/eggs/truffles, for example, or some kind of cardboardy ultra-dry cocoa. On the other hand, I do enjoy these wild mushrooms and the notes of soy sauce and lovage (Maggi). It’s just that the 10 was so perfectly sleek…
restaurant Palate
ah, this is not as unsound as I had thought. Good smoky and salty chocolate, some umami, parsley, Seville oranges, salty black olives (always a hit at WF Towers) melissa water, kippers, brine… And some drying cardboard too
timer Finish
medium, and rather ‘bouillony’. Now this feeling of salted oranges is not uncommon in some Springbanks