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
잔 벽을 따라 술을 한 바퀴 굴리면 어두운 밀짚빛이 천천히 제자리로 돌아온다. 코끝을 대면 마른 풀과 옅은 이탄 연기가 앞서 오고 그 뒤로 오크의 마른 기운이 부드럽게 비친다. 한 모금을 삼키기 전 굴려 보면 구운 사과와 곡물의 단맛이 퍼지고 소금기가 끝을 잡아 준다. 1989년에 증류해 2000년에 담은 이 보틀링은 43도답게 삼킨 뒤 여운이 순하고 균형 있게 사그라든다.
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)