Springbank 1967 SV Vintage Collection - Dumpy
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | Vintage Collection - Dumpy |
| Vintage | 1967 |
| Bottled Year | 1989 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
한때 위스키의 수도였던 캠벨타운, 그 마지막 자존심 스프링뱅크는 바다 기운과 기름진 질감으로 독보적인 증류소다. 1967 빈티지가 잔에 깊은 호박빛으로 가라앉아 있다. 셰리 숙성의 향은 말린 과일과 갯내, 가죽의 묵직함이 겹겹이 피어난다. 46도의 입은 짭짤한 소금기와 셰리 단맛, 기름진 왁스 질감이 어우러진다. 여운에는 바다 소금과 그을린 과일이 길게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
extreme beehive, wax, propolis, old papers… Mirabelle jam, quince jelly… absolutely brilliant. Bold, coating… Gets then quite smoky, with some mocha. Then banana flambéed, coconut… Then some high-end wine (great old Pomerol – no, not just any merlot)… Then chicory… Then lots of pineapple liqueur, Malibu, old Muscat wine. Really breathtaking. Gets then buttery, with some crème brulée… Hay jam, apricot jam… Just an endless development starts on all sorts of dried fruits, honeys (pine, chestnut, lavender, acacia), wax, cooked apricot… Goes on with tarte tatin, butter caramel. It gets rather smoky after ten minutes or so, with some great crumb. Notes of old rum and vanilla. Perhaps it just lacks a little bit of vivacity
restaurant Palate
so extraordinarily bold! Almost pungent, after more than 20 years in its bottle. All sorts of jams, orange, crystallized kumquats. Lots of spices, nuts, smoke, herbs… I could go on for hours. S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G. Second go after some breathing, one hour and a half later, from the very same glass (no refill!): the nose gets quite similar to a very old Sauternes or a Sélection de Grains Nobles (by Zind-Humbrecht, no need to say). Raisins, quince jelly, very old rum. The mouth is still very strong: old Port, grilled beef, balsamic vinegar… even some Japanese sake! A complete catalogue of aromas and flavours. Yes, this one is well a ‘Grand Cru’, or a malt king . 98 points (record!) Springbank 21 yo (46%, parchment label, ‘Archibald Mitchell’, 80’s) Colour; apricot lots of herbal tea and dust, cocoa powder and cinnamon, getting slightly bitter. Yet there’s a lot of light toffee, caramel, cooked apple, candy sugar… It even gets quite hot, but also tannic and dusty. The finish is quite long but again, rather tannic, that’s why my rating is ‘only’ 91 points . TASTING - Springbank 34 yo 1969/2003 (54.7%, Signatory Rare Reserve, butt #262, 408 bottles) This one’s been matured in a second-fill sherry cask