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
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