Springbank 1989 SV Cask Strength Collection - Symington’s Choice
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | Cask Strength Collection - Symington’s Choice |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2024 |
| Age | 35년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Oloroso Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | 14/03/1 |
| Bottles Released | 345 |
| ABV | 47.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 돌리고 코를 가져가면 럼에 적신 초콜릿과 건포도가 한참 동안 앞자리를 지킨다. 기다렸다 다시 맡으면 석유와 구두약, 갓 바른 회벽 냄새가 끼어들며 스프링뱅크다움을 각인시킨다. 한 모금을 머금으면 47.8도의 술이 회초리처럼 마르게 지나가며 초콜릿과 전나무, 민트, 정향이 이어지고 리필 올로로소답게 유황은 보이지 않는다. 삼킨 뒤에는 짠기와 진한 홍차, 민트가 길게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
full-on rum-soaked chocolate and raisins at first, and that goes on for quite a while before notes of petrol and shoe polish start to sneak in, together with fresh plaster, all adding that proverbial ‘Springbankness’. Then come dried apricots and a few wisps of crème de menthe. Very lightly oaked for now, leaning more towards singed fir wood than anything else
restaurant Palate
chocolate, fir wood and mint right from the outset, and the whole thing is almost as dry as a cane thrashing—not a flaw at all in this context. We’re soon heading toward dark tobacco and bitter chocolate, paired with clove and juniper, plus a slight touch of salted grapeseed oil—that’s pure Springbank. No sulphury notes, which one might have feared in this vintage, especially in a sherry version
timer Finish
long, saltier, with more of that very black tea, mint, and, believe it or not, a drop of mezcal. The famous Campbeltown agaves, aren’t they (just joking)