Springbank 1996 DeDr Whisky Sponge
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Decadent Drinks (DeDr) |
| Bottling Series | Whisky Sponge |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2023 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | First Fill Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 365 |
| ABV | 53.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | Special Edition |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Special Edition
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 캠벨타운 특유의 기름진 짠맛 위로 퍼스트필 셰리 버트가 빚어낸 건자두와 가죽 향이 가장 먼저 두드러진다. 26년 숙성에도 53.5도의 알코올은 잘 정돈되어 있다. 입에 넣으면 다크 초콜릿과 호두, 옅은 그을음이 단단한 구조감으로 이어지고, 스프링뱅크다운 미네랄과 왁스의 결이 살아 있어 셰리의 단맛이 짠맛과 팽팽하게 맞선다. 피니시는 소금기와 말린 과일이 길게 남으며 균형이 끝까지 흐트러지지 않는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
walnut stain, almost
air Nose
walnut stain indeed, metal polish, old copper kettle, beef jerky, molasses, truffles and morels, Maggi, old oloroso, walnut wine, straight ristretto, raw cocoa, plus in the background, quite some vegetal tar and even more meat, smoked ham… I cannot not think of a certain Italian gentleman… With water: awesomely vegetal and meaty. Beef broths, mushrooms, marrow, walnuts of course, dry gravy, more raw chocolate, snuff tobacco…
restaurant Palate
very rich, dry, extractive, salty, meaty, with even more Maggi, some cracked pepper, porcini powder, dry coffee and chocolate extracts, pipe tobacco, old triple-sec… It is reminiscent of the darkest sherried Springbanks, especially the dark 12s such as Sig. Samaroli's famous one. Just give it around twenty extra-years in your cellar… With water: it takes water very gracefully. We're finding some very old dry rancio, also a little more sweetness (marmalade, black raisins that went completely dry, Vinsanto…), otherwise some stupendous coffee. But it needs water and rather a lot of your time if you want to get to the bottom of it. No, we shan't call it 'A Netflix Springbank', but I'm sure you get the picture
timer Finish
long, with some menthol and pine resin chiming in. Artichokes and truffles in the aftertaste