Springbank 1996 MBa No. 247
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Maltbarn (MBa) |
| Bottling Series | No. 247 |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2024 |
| Age | 27년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 37 |
| ABV | 53.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
금빛이 잔 속에 잔잔히 잠겨 있다. 몰트반이 2024년에 담은 이 1996년 버번 캐스크는 처음에 끓인 버터와 크림 소스, 차이브 같은 낯선 향으로 문을 연다. 산미가 커지며 레몬즙과 소비뇽 블랑을 떠올리게 하는 흰 와인의 기운이 스치고 정원에서 피운 모닥불 연기가 뒤를 받친다. 십오 분쯤 지나면 꿀과 건포도, 망고와 마지팬이 뒤늦게 열린다. 53.2도의 입안은 꿀과 무화과, 대추야자의 단맛으로 곧게 뻗고 여운도 같은 자리에 길게 머문다.
AITasting 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