Springbank 1989 SV Straight from the Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | Straight from the Cask |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2001 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 503 |
| Bottles Released | 410 |
| ABV | 57.3% |
| Volume | 500 ml |
| Label | Brown Label |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Brown Label
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈는 처음에 다소 거칠고 와인 같은 뉘앙스를 보이다가 오 분쯤 지나면 복합성이 급격히 열린다. 무화과와 쇠붙이, 마르멜로, 대추야자에 석탄 연기와 화약 뉘앙스까지 명확하게 드러난다. 팰럿은 57.3도의 힘으로 기름진 감귤과 레모네이드, 생강 토닉이 발전하고 감초의 쌉쌀함이 뒤를 잡는다. 피니시는 길고 부싯돌과 그을음, 가죽에 옅은 과일 케이크가 남는다. 캐스크 원액 그대로의 밀도가 인상적이다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold amber
air Nose
a tad rough and even winey at very first nosing but it all settles down after five minutes, becoming superbly complex and rich. At random, I get figs, iron, quinces, dates, coal smoke, plain coal, cashews, gunpowder, nougat, bergamot, flints… And god knows what else. Amazingly complex. With water: wowowowowow! Amazing! Imagine a very old Yquem or any other very old great Sauternes from a top-class vintage… Such is this one’s complexity! I’m speechless – who said good news, who?
restaurant Palate
interestingly, we’re pretty close to the 2001 as far as the general profile is concerned, the whole being rather straighter and sharper than on the nose when undiluted. Same kind of oiliness and citrus notes and even more lemonade and even ginger tonic than in the youngsters. There’s some sherry too of course but it makes the whole rather liquoricy and much less smooth and candied than on the nose. Quite a beast! Gets also more and more peppery, somewhat ala Talisker. With water: it’s still much sharper than on the palate, and so close to both the 2001 and the 1991… Tell me about consistency!
timer Finish
long, flinty, smoky, grassy and a tad leathery, with just a little fruitcake from the sherry