Springbank 1996 Single Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Single Cask |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2016 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | Fresh Port |
| Cask Number | 731 |
| Bottles Released | 252 |
| ABV | 53.4% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
프레시 포트 캐스크의 영향이 큰 12년 숙성 싱글 캐스크다. 노즈는 익힌 버터와 크림 소스, 파슬리 같은 허브가 먼저 나오는 이례적인 향이다. 신맛이 자라면서 레몬즙과 소비뇽 계열의 백포도주 향, 정원 모닥불의 연기가 더해진다. 십오 분쯤 지나면 꿀과 건포도, 망고 같은 열대 과실이 열려 전혀 다른 얼굴이 된다. 53.4도의 팰럿은 꿀과 말린 무화과, 파인애플이 중심이다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
a lot of wood influence in this one that starts on cooked butter, cream sauce and a blend of herbs such as chives and parsley. Very unusual but pretty interesting. The sourness grows bolder and comes now along some faint metallic notes as well as a little porridge, lemon juice and big notes of white wine (sauvignon, I’d say). There’s also quite some smoke (garden bonfire) in this very, very unusually dry Springbank. Grass. Little fruits, no coconuts, no honey. Really improves after a good fifteen minutes, getting more honeyed and raisiny, with also some beautiful whiffs of crushed tropical fruits (mangos, passion fruits) and marzipan. Incredible development, this two-step malt should not be rushed
restaurant Palate
excellent attack, much more focused, on honey, raisins and other dried fruits. Figs, dates, pineapples and all that jazz. The problem – well, is it really a problem? – is that it stays on these beautiful flavours and just wouldn’t develop any further. Maybe a little vanilla crème
timer Finish
long but guess what? Yet again on honey and dried fruits