Springbank 1967 SV Prestonfield
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | Prestonfield |
| Vintage | 1967 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Wood |
| Cask Number | 1472 |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 들어 비춰 보면 1967년 빈티지의 시간이 적갈색 안쪽에 잔잔히 잠겨 있다. 잔을 코끝에 가져가면 셰리 우드의 묵직한 향이 가장 먼저 마중한다. 곧이어 말린 자두와 가죽, 옅은 광물성 노트가 차례로 올라온다. 한 모금을 머금으면 캄벨타운 스프링뱅크 특유의 짭조름한 미네랄이 혀 위에서 굴러간다. 20년 숙성의 단맛이 46도 알코올과 균형을 잡고 입천장을 채우다 사라진다. 삼킨 뒤 호흡을 길게 내쉬면 다크 초콜릿과 오래된 가죽 잔향이 따라온다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw (paler than the 25yo)
air Nose
oh, I’m sorry but this one is even more Balvenie-ish, starting on mega-bold notes of green bananas and breakfast honey as well as green plums. Lots of coconut as well, papayas, “beurrée” pears, peaches, melons again… Extremely expressive, with also nice notes of liquorice all-sorts, tea, chamomile, keeping developing on apricot jam and notes of sweet white wine from the Southwest of France (manseng grapes). Rather superb, I’d say
restaurant Palate
a superb start, even fruitier than the 25 yo and certainly more complex, although the oakiness is quite impressive now. Green bananas again, sugared green tea, vanilla-flavoured tea, quite some nutmeg, pear cordial, something funnily bubblegummy… An amazing sweetness. It gets spicier after that, the tannins giving the whole a great structure just like with some white wines (Burgundy). A little cinnamon, vanilla peaches, hints of Szechuan pepper, cappuccino… And always lots of bananas. Rather long finish, still sweet and fruity, with that very pleasant toastiness and lots of caramel as a signature. 90 points . WHISKYFUN'S HALL OF FRIENDS INTERVIEW - JEAN-MARIE PUTZ - Hi, Jean-Marie, where do you live and what’s special there? I have been living in The Hague, Holland for the last 21 years. For years, I thought the only special thing about the town where I’m living was the fact it was near the sea… So I’ve had kind of a holiday sensation since years now. I was born in the Belgian Ardens, and as a boy, I always dreamed of flat countryside, as cycling is much easier in these conditions… And a few years ago, I discovered a very nice whisky shop round the corner. This makes the town very special. And very expensive too… Who or what made you discover whisky? Well, whisky was not very difficult to discover… Supermarkets are full of that stuff, and the sensation it gives is quite pleasant. At least when you are 18 or so. It facilitates contacts, or at least, you are not afraid to talk to girls… And the good thing about it, is that you forget about what you said quite quickly. Good thing, because I was not always so smart… The discovery of single malt happened years and years later. At times you do not need this stuff anymore to speak with unknown people… I was 46 when I first went back to Scotland (after 25 years), and it happened during a visit to the most famous whisky distillery in Scotland, Glenfiddich. It is not my favourite whisky… But it was my first contact with the “