Springbank 18-year-old Kb Matured in Valdespino's
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Kingsbury (Kb) |
| Bottling Series | Matured in Valdespino's |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Valdespino's Oloroso Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 코끝으로 가져가면 발데스피노 올로로소 캐스크에서 온 마른 코코아 냄새 아래로 야생 버섯과 간장 같은 감칠 냄새가 슬며시 올라온다. 한 모금을 머금으면 훈연한 짠 초콜릿과 세비야 오렌지, 검은 올리브의 짭짤함이 차례로 혀를 지나간다. 18년을 채우고 46도로 담은 이 보틀링은 셰리와 원액이 팽팽하게 맞서는 편이다. 삼킨 뒤에는 육수 같은 감칠맛과 소금에 절인 오렌지가 중간 길이로 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
it’s not got the sublime brightness of the 10, neither has it got its immediate minerality, and just between us, I believe the sherry’s to blame. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong (well done, S.) but while the 10 is so wonderfully streamlined, this one’s got too many side notes in my opinion. Like some gas/eggs/truffles, for example, or some kind of cardboardy ultra-dry cocoa. On the other hand, I do enjoy these wild mushrooms and the notes of soy sauce and lovage (Maggi). It’s just that the 10 was so perfectly sleek…
restaurant Palate
ah, this is not as unsound as I had thought. Good smoky and salty chocolate, some umami, parsley, Seville oranges, salty black olives (always a hit at WF Towers) melissa water, kippers, brine… And some drying cardboard too
timer Finish
medium, and rather ‘bouillony’. Now this feeling of salted oranges is not uncommon in some Springbanks