Springbank 1968 Private Bottling
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Private Bottling |
| Vintage | 1968 |
| Bottled Year | 2006 |
| Age | 35년 |
| Cask Type | Oloroso Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | 1412 |
| Bottles Released | 12 |
| ABV | 49.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오랜 세월이 응축된 짙은 적갈색이 잔에 깊이 어린다. 1968년 증류해 35년을 보낸 스프링뱅크는 캠벨타운 특유의 기름지고 짭짤한 품성을 올로로소 셰리 버트 속에서 무르익게 했다. 향에서는 건포도와 가죽, 옅은 바다 내음이 깊게 감돈다. 49.1도의 한 모금은 무화과와 흑설탕, 묵은 오크의 단맛이 진하게 입을 채운다. 프라이빗 보틀링으로 병입된 이 노장은 향신료와 소금기의 잔향을 길게 끌어간다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
it’s a little silent for one or two seconds but then we have a true fruits explosion happening, with also a great smokiness. Quite some passion fruits, tangerines, gooseberries, ‘simple’ apples as well as hints of coal oven. Clean, pure, typical old Springbank with little wood influence (very little spices). Maybe some would say it lacks ‘clothes’ but I think it’s quite stunning in it glorious full nudity (what a load of crap, Serge!) Ah, yes, of course, there’s also coconut milk… indeed, we’re in similar territories. It’s maybe even more extravagant and fruity, with more fresh pineapples, more gooseberries, mulberries, apple skin… Also a little oak in the background this time (whiffs of white pepper and a slight sourness). Maybe a little rawer and less elegant than the OB but it’s still interestingly ‘natural’
restaurant Palate
sweet and a little gingery now, fruity but more discreetly so. Less smoky and less mineral as well. Probably simpler than expected, in fact, although it does get nicely minty after a moment. Sugared pear and apple juices, vanilla, faint hints of nutmeg. Slightly deceptive on the palate, I think, especially at the finish that’s not too long and just on apple juice plus a pinch of salt. Too bad, the nose was really fantastic. 88 points. Springbank 1968/2004 (49.2%, Pacific Caledonian, 271 bottles) This one should also be relatively ‘clean’, as the colour is just as pale yes, more or less the same phenomenon happens now, with a palate that, again, is simpler than the nose, although a little more compact and satisfying than the OB’s. Pear syrup with vanilla pod, vanilla ice cream, bananas… More wood as well, with quite some white pepper, walnut skin, chlorophyll chewing gum. A little better than the OB now, with notes of mint leaves, cough syrup… Quite leafy and rooty too… The finish is longer than 1962’s, quite spicy now, and ‘of course’ quite salty. Very salty in fact. A rawer nose but a palate that’s more satisfying… scratch, scratch… Ok, same rating: 88 points. Prestonfield’s Campbeltown 20 yo 1967 (46%, The Prestonfield, casks #3131/3136) A version I love and this is an opportunity to taste another bottle