Springbank 1967 Local Barley - West Highland
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Local Barley - West Highland |
| Vintage | 1967 |
| Bottled Year | 1988 |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 648 |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw (paler than the 25yo)
air Nose
oh, I’m sorry but this one is even more Balvenie-ish, starting on mega-bold notes of green bananas and breakfast honey as well as green plums. Lots of coconut as well, papayas, “beurrée” pears, peaches, melons again… Extremely expressive, with also nice notes of liquorice all-sorts, tea, chamomile, keeping developing on apricot jam and notes of sweet white wine from the Southwest of France (manseng grapes). Rather superb, I’d say
restaurant Palate
a superb start, even fruitier than the 25 yo and certainly more complex, although the oakiness is quite impressive now. Green bananas again, sugared green tea, vanilla-flavoured tea, quite some nutmeg, pear cordial, something funnily bubblegummy… An amazing sweetness. It gets spicier after that, the tannins giving the whole a great structure just like with some white wines (Burgundy). A little cinnamon, vanilla peaches, hints of Szechuan pepper, cappuccino… And always lots of bananas. Rather long finish, still sweet and fruity, with that very pleasant toastiness and lots of caramel as a signature. 90 points . WHISKYFUN'S HALL OF FRIENDS INTERVIEW - JEAN-MARIE PUTZ - Hi, Jean-Marie, where do you live and what’s special there? I have been living in The Hague, Holland for the last 21 years. For years, I thought the only special thing about the town where I’m living was the fact it was near the sea… So I’ve had kind of a holiday sensation since years now. I was born in the Belgian Ardens, and as a boy, I always dreamed of flat countryside, as cycling is much easier in these conditions… And a few years ago, I discovered a very nice whisky shop round the corner. This makes the town very special. And very expensive too… Who or what made you discover whisky? Well, whisky was not very difficult to discover… Supermarkets are full of that stuff, and the sensation it gives is quite pleasant. At least when you are 18 or so. It facilitates contacts, or at least, you are not afraid to talk to girls… And the good thing about it, is that you forget about what you said quite quickly. Good thing, because I was not always so smart… The discovery of single malt happened years and years later. At times you do not need this stuff anymore to speak with unknown people… I was 46 when I first went back to Scotland (after 25 years), and it happened during a visit to the most famous whisky distillery in Scotland, Glenfiddich. It is not my favourite whisky… But it was my first contact with the “
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