Springbank 1995 SE
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Svenska Eldvatten (SE) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1995 |
| Bottled Year | 2018 |
| Age | 22년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 498 |
| Bottles Released | 137 |
| ABV | 44.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 돌리고 코를 가져가면 당근과 계피라는 낯선 조합이 먼저 튀어나온다. 더 맡으면 용담과 시가, 매실주와 순무 같은 향이 이어져 차갑게 식힌 채소 수프를 떠올리게 한다. 한 모금을 머금으면 당근 케이크와 셀러리악, 토닉워터와 캄파리, 인도 향신료가 줄지어 나타나 어디로 갈지 짐작하기 어렵다. 삼킨 뒤에는 신맛과 강한 탄닌이 남아 리필 셰리 호그스헤드의 기행을 실토한다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark gold
air Nose
what, carrots and cinnamon? That’s very unusual indeed, we’re almost wandering throughout the Atlas mountains. Then gentian, wine acidity, cigars, umeshu (Japanese plum wine, more or less) and turnips/celeriac. At times this feels almost like cold vegetable soup seasoned with natural vanilla. Very interesting indeed, but curious about the palate, no need to say…
restaurant Palate
loads of fun in there, although the taster would sometimes wonder ‘why?’ and ‘how come?’ More carrot cake, IPA beer, celeriac and turnip, even eggplant, sour wines, tonic water, Campari, then some Indian spices, curries, earl grey, drops of Worcester sauce, tobacco, leather… In fact, this one’s pretty loco, deviant and sometimes dissonant. Captain Beefheart playing the Osmonds (younger readers, even though they’re shameless tax evaders, Google is your friend)
timer Finish
long and sour. This is where it’s revealed that it’s the cask that was totally crazy. Big tannicity in the aftertaste