Springbank 1989 vW The Ultimate
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | van Wees (vW) |
| Bottling Series | The Ultimate |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2000 |
| Age | 11년 |
| Cask Type | Oak Cask |
| Cask Number | 103 |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 가볍게 흔들면 짙은 밀짚빛이 잔 벽을 타고 얌전히 흘러내린다. 코를 가져가면 옅은 피트와 풀냄새가 앞서고 오크에서 온 탄닌이 조심스럽게 뒤를 받친다. 한 모금을 머금으면 익힌 사과의 단맛이 가득 차오르고 짭짤한 기운이 곧바로 따라온다. 43도로 병입한 1989년 스프링뱅크 11년은 삼키고 나면 순한 연기가 중간 길이로 이어지며 조용히 마무리된다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark straw
air Nose
light peat, very nicely balanced. Some grassy notes. Quite subtle, and less peaty than the 12yo. Some tannins but they aren’t too aggressive
restaurant Palate
quite rich, with lots of cooked apple. Very nice peat and a salty tang, and a medium long finish , quite mellow and nicely balanced. A good, quite subtle Caol Ila, worth 86 points on my scale. Better than almost all independent versions. We did taste the cask strength (which, by the way, is a 10yo), but I didn’t take any proper notes. I had already downed quite some bottles of that puppy, which I always liked a lot. Great whisky, perfect to complete the fearless cask strength squadron of the Lagavulin 12yo/Laphroaig 10yo/Ardbeg Uigeadail. June 10, 2004 ON ISLAY: Springbank tasting (off festival) - This was our very first session with fresh Taiwanese maniac Ho-cheng – I'm sure there will be many more! Springbank 11 yo 1989/2000 (43%, Van Wees, dist 10/3/1989)