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
금빛 술을 흔들고 코를 가져가면 유황과 트러플, 마른 종이 같은 냄새가 스친다. 조금 기다리면 야생 버섯과 간장, 러비지 같은 감칠 향이 올라와 인상을 바꾼다. 한 모금을 머금으면 연기 입은 짭짤한 초콜릿과 감칠맛이 혀를 덮고 파슬리와 세비야 오렌지, 소금에 절인 검은 올리브가 차례로 지나간다. 삼킨 뒤에는 훈제 생선과 소금물의 기억이 남는다. 버번 통만으로 18년을 보낸 이 위스키는 육수 같은 마무리로 끝을 맺는다.
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