Springbank 1996 cQs
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | casQueteers (cQs) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2016 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | Fresh Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 107 |
| Bottles Released | 160 |
| ABV | 53.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
금빛이 잔 안에서 고요하게 머문다. 처음에는 익힌 버터와 크림 소스, 파슬리 같은 낯선 향이 앞서고 소비뇽 화이트 와인과 정원의 모닥불 연기가 그 뒤를 따른다. 십오 분쯤 지나면 망고와 패션프루트, 마지팬의 향이 열리며 전혀 다른 얼굴을 내민다. 53.2도의 입은 꿀과 건포도, 무화과와 대추의 단맛으로 곧게 모이고 스물한 해의 신선한 셰리가 그것을 단단히 붙든다. 여운 역시 꿀과 말린 과일로 길게 이어진다.
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