Springbank 1993 RM
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Royal Mile Whiskies (RM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1993 |
| Bottled Year | 2023 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 159 |
| Bottles Released | 178 |
| ABV | 52.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 천천히 돌리면 30년을 채운 황금빛이 잔 벽을 느리게 미끄러진다. 코를 가져가면 짭조름한 바닷바람과 기름진 보리, 옅은 그을음이 차례로 올라온다. 한 모금 머금으면 52.2도의 열기가 입안을 데우며 광물 같은 짠맛과 마른 살구가 번진다. 호그스헤드에서 보낸 긴 시간이 질감을 두껍게 끌어올려 스프링뱅크다운 묵직함이 혀를 누른다. 삼키고 나면 소금기와 왁스 같은 단맛이 입천장에 오래 들러붙는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
a tale of a chrysalis blossoming into a butterfly, thanks to the grace of a very fine cask. There’s still that powdered sulphur (not burnt), chalk, even a bit of lime, paraffin, but also citrus fruits and their peels, with a touch of beeswax mixed with propolis, much like one finds in a beehive. Rather adore it, I must say. With water: wax paper, a hint of lapsang souchong—not too much—and a stack of old magazines stored in an ancient cellar. Rather like the wedding of Charles and Lady Di, or that scuffle between the Stranglers and the Clash
restaurant Palate
superb, very compact and coherent, with smoked lemons and minty seaweed, plus some wax and that’s all. But that’s already quite a lot. With water: everything falls into place perfectly, one of the most idiosyncratic malt whiskies in the world, showing a particularly emblematic version of this distillate’s style, which isn’t always the case. Wax, carbon, lemon zest, roots, petrol
timer Finish
long but gentler, a bit buttery, with peanut butter, peat smoke, and... a tiny sardine. The lemons hold their ground in the aftertaste