Springbank 1997 ED The First Editions - Authors' Series
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Edition Spirits (ED) |
| Bottling Series | The First Editions - Authors' Series |
| Vintage | 1997 |
| Bottled Year | 2015 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 96 |
| ABV | 52.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | Alexandre Dumas - Series No 6 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Alexandre Dumas - Series No 6
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
화이트 와인처럼 투명한 빛깔이 잔에 담겨 스물한 해의 나이를 짐작하기 어렵게 만든다. 향은 아일라 남부를 떠올리게 하는 짙은 연기와 그을음으로 열리고, 페퍼민트와 소나무 수지의 약재 같은 결이 백악과 점토 위에 또렷이 깃들어 있다. 52.9도의 입은 엘더플라워 시럽과 루바브의 산미, 부싯돌과 흑연의 광물감이 팽팽하게 맞선다. 여운은 끝없이 길게 이어지며 레몬과 소금기만 남기고 물러난다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine (hurray)
air Nose
bang bang bang, this is as smoky as an Islay from the south shore, and as sooty and concrete-y (oh come on, S.!) as an Old Clynelish. It’s been chiseled by masters, this is all distillate-driven, extremely medicinal as well (huge peppermint and pine resin) and just filled to the brim with chalk and clay. I also love these whiffs of old floor-cloth – I know I need an analyst. With water: superlative, pure, incredibly well carved, immaculate, tense, vertical… (I think that’ll do)
restaurant Palate
oh the power! Elderflower syrup, rhubarb juice, Austrian riesling (see I’m no chauvinistic Alsatian), limestone and flints, grey pepper, graphite oil, peat, seaweed and oysters… Oh well, please call the Anti-Maltoporn Brigade, we've been friends for eighteen years. With water: that’s the thing with the greatest whiskies, the more water you add, the bigger they get – up to a certain point, naturally. That’s exactly what’s happening here, while proper lemons and grapefruits are starting to take over
timer Finish
endless, pure, vertical, mineral, lemony, salty. What’s more, the proportions are exquisite