Springbank 1996 DT Rare Auld

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Springbank
Bottler	Duncan Taylor (DT)
Bottling Series	Rare Auld
Vintage	1996
Bottled Year	2009
Age	12년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	81
ABV	52.4%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Campbeltown

Flavor Profile

Sweet

Oaky

Creamy

Vanilla

Fruity

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Honey

Smoky

Citrus

Peaty

Nutty

Floral

Maritime

Chocolate

Herbal

Tasting 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

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