Springbank 2005 Duty Paid Sample - For Trade Purposes Only

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Springbank
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	Duty Paid Sample - For Trade Purposes Only
Vintage	2005
Bottled Year	2017
Age	12년
Cask Type	Fresh Sherry Hogshead
Cask Number	Rotation 3
Bottles Released	-
ABV	59.7%
Volume	700 ml
Label	Warehouse 15
Country	Scotland
Region	Campbeltown

Warehouse 15

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Fruity

Honey

Dried Fruit

Creamy

Maritime

Citrus

Spicy

Herbal

Smoky

Floral

Peaty

Nutty

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

amber, but a bit lighter than the ‘old’ version. Quite similar but even lighter, and more flowery. Markedly less sherried, and slightly more on orange, and less on caramel. It gets even grassy and malty. No big sherry developing, even after a long time. Both versions diverge more and more on the nose after a few minutes. Some whiffs of smoke appear in the younger one, though… The younger one (right) is slightly lighter in colour... In short, the old one is much more classic, more sherried, punch

restaurant Palate

again, it’s weaker, grainier, and even sweetish and sugarish. Not the same whisky at all, this time – and not the same class either. Big bold orange but not much else, I’m afraid. It gets sort of disjointed, fragmented. The finish is medium long but sweetish and a little ‘dirty’. 78 points . Okay, I guess the conclusion is easily drawn… I liked the new one a little better when I tasted it ‘alone’, but compared to its older twin brother (hey?) it tastes much duller, alas. Not the same whisky in any case, me think. January 20, 2005 MUSIC - I had the luck to listen to Frank Zappa live several times, mostly between 1976 and 1985. He was brilliant but everybody knows that. Anyway, I just came accross this fantastic track (mp3) which was recorded live in Boston on October 24, 1976. The end isn't 'clean' but the quality is XLNT. Yes, nobody ever played the guitar like he did. Vive Zappa! And by the way, I just found a DVD of Frank Zappa at Saturday Night Live (1976 and 1978), with James Belushi as guest sax player. It's hilarious. TASTING - TWO INDIE SPRINGBANKS Springbank 12 yo (59.8%, James MacArthur, cask #226, early 90s)

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