Springbank 1998 MoM Single Cask Series

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Springbank
Bottler	Master of Malt (MoM)
Bottling Series	Single Cask Series
Vintage	1998
Bottled Year	2018
Age	20년
Cask Type	1st Fill Sherry Hogshead
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	48.1%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Campbeltown

Flavor Profile

Oaky

Sweet

Vanilla

Fruity

Creamy

Smoky

Spicy

Honey

Dried Fruit

Herbal

Peaty

Nutty

Citrus

Floral

Chocolate

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

I may have said it before, very characterful spirits and sherry casks do not always tango well, because it’s very difficult to get the balance right. That’s why some ‘empty’ spirits such as grain whiskies can be perfect in sherry, since they wouldn’t fight it anyway. So, what I was trying to say was that Springbank and sherry (or any other wine casks by the way) may just fail, and we’ve tasted many examples. Now when balance is right, you could be in for a total treat. In this case, imagine some miso soup with a little mint essence, roasted chestnuts, cured ham, linseed oil, soot, brake fluid, and walnut oil. Sounds good?

restaurant Palate

not too sure. Since when can you smoke oranges using exhaust fumes? Or roast lemons over pinewood? Or throw thousands of black olives into a sherry butt (while no one’s watching)? So we’re a bit on the fence here, but let’s reward singularity!

timer Finish

rather long, rather meaty, oily… And isn’t there some ale in the aftertaste?

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