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

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Honey

Fruity

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Citrus

Smoky

Chocolate

Herbal

Floral

Nutty

Peaty

Maritime

Tasting 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

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