Springbank 1969 Lb Jewel's of Scotland

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Springbank
Bottler	Lombard (Lb)
Bottling Series	Jewel's of Scotland
Vintage	1969
Bottled Year	2014
Age	44년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	7
Bottles Released	260
ABV	41.1%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Campbeltown

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Creamy

Honey

Fruity

Spicy

Dried Fruit

Citrus

Oaky

Floral

Nutty

Chocolate

Herbal

Smoky

Peaty

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

ah, metal polish and old coins! It’s really that style, it’s more or less like nosing a bag full of old bits of iron, copper and brass. And then, only in the background, we have various candied fruits, quite some hay, herbal teas (honeysuckle, thyme) and just a spoonful of cigar ashes. Maybe a drop of shampoo? It’s not a trumpeting Springbank at all, maybe thanks to a ‘light’ cask (most were very sherried at the time), but it’s extremely elegant and refined. Love the herbal teas and love the metallic side

restaurant Palate

Jesus Mary and Joseph! I had thought it would be light and even slender, and we have a punchy, very fresh, peppery old Springbank. The bottle and its cap were great because you would think it was bottled just yesterday, as there isn’t the slightest trace of Old Bottle Effect. Should be perfect for detected style nuances wrt modern Springbank, but I’m afraid there aren’t many. Beeswax, paraffin, cooking oil, grass, herbal teas, chlorophyll, bitter oranges, a touch of rubber, grapefruits…

timer Finish

rather long and quite salty, but the grassy bitterness came to the forefront. Not my favourite part

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