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 | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 옅은 피트와 풀 냄새가 먼저 두드러지며 자극 없이 균형이 잘 잡혀 있다. 오크 캐스크에서 온 탄닌은 감지되지만 공격적이지 않고 향의 윤곽만 정리해 준다. 43도의 팰럿은 예상보다 풍부해 익힌 사과의 단맛 위로 연기와 짠맛이 겹쳐 발전한다. 피니시는 중간 길이로 부드럽게 가라앉으며 끝까지 결이 흐트러지지 않는다. 절제된 피트를 좋아하는 이에게 설득력 있는 병입이다.
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)