Springbank 1965 Round Dumpy - Parchment style label
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Round Dumpy - Parchment style label |
| Vintage | 1965 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | Archibald Mitchell |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Archibald Mitchell
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오랜 세월이 응축된 짙은 호박빛이 잔 안에 깊게 머문다. 1965년 캄벨타운 스프링뱅크 증류소에서 빚어진 뒤 21년을 잠든 보틀이 46도의 절제된 도수로 천천히 깨어난다. 향에서는 말린 살구와 옅은 바다 내음, 오래된 가죽이 잔잔히 잠겨 있다. 입에서는 토피와 호두의 두꺼운 단맛이 입천장을 천천히 덮으며 짭조름한 광물성이 균형을 단단히 잡는다. 여운은 시가 박스의 따스한 톤으로 길게 따라간다. 캐스크의 흔적과 스피릿의 본질이 매끄럽게 어우러진 완성도가 마지막까지 또렷하다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
extreme beehive, wax, propolis, old papers… Mirabelle jam, quince jelly… absolutely brilliant. Bold, coating… Gets then quite smoky, with some mocha. Then banana flambéed, coconut… Then some high-end wine (great old Pomerol – no, not just any merlot)… Then chicory… Then lots of pineapple liqueur, Malibu, old Muscat wine. Really breathtaking. Gets then buttery, with some crème brulée… Hay jam, apricot jam… Just an endless development starts on all sorts of dried fruits, honeys (pine, chestnut, lavender, acacia), wax, cooked apricot… Goes on with tarte tatin, butter caramel. It gets rather smoky after ten minutes or so, with some great crumb. Notes of old rum and vanilla. Perhaps it just lacks a little bit of vivacity
restaurant Palate
so extraordinarily bold! Almost pungent, after more than 20 years in its bottle. All sorts of jams, orange, crystallized kumquats. Lots of spices, nuts, smoke, herbs… I could go on for hours. S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G. Second go after some breathing, one hour and a half later, from the very same glass (no refill!): the nose gets quite similar to a very old Sauternes or a Sélection de Grains Nobles (by Zind-Humbrecht, no need to say). Raisins, quince jelly, very old rum. The mouth is still very strong: old Port, grilled beef, balsamic vinegar… even some Japanese sake! A complete catalogue of aromas and flavours. Yes, this one is well a ‘Grand Cru’, or a malt king . 98 points (record!) Springbank 21 yo (46%, parchment label, ‘Archibald Mitchell’, 80’s) Colour; apricot lots of herbal tea and dust, cocoa powder and cinnamon, getting slightly bitter. Yet there’s a lot of light toffee, caramel, cooked apple, candy sugar… It even gets quite hot, but also tannic and dusty. The finish is quite long but again, rather tannic, that’s why my rating is ‘only’ 91 points . TASTING - Springbank 34 yo 1969/2003 (54.7%, Signatory Rare Reserve, butt #262, 408 bottles) This one’s been matured in a second-fill sherry cask