Springbank 1969 WM Barrel Selection - Cask Strength
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Springbank |
| Bottler | Wilson & Morgan (WM) |
| Bottling Series | Barrel Selection - Cask Strength |
| Vintage | 1969 |
| Bottled Year | 1995 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | 95164-3 |
| Bottles Released | 420 |
| ABV | 52.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Campbeltown |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
ah, metal polish and old coins! It’s really that style, it’s more or less like nosing a bag full of old bits of iron, copper and brass. And then, only in the background, we have various candied fruits, quite some hay, herbal teas (honeysuckle, thyme) and just a spoonful of cigar ashes. Maybe a drop of shampoo? It’s not a trumpeting Springbank at all, maybe thanks to a ‘light’ cask (most were very sherried at the time), but it’s extremely elegant and refined. Love the herbal teas and love the metallic side
restaurant Palate
Jesus Mary and Joseph! I had thought it would be light and even slender, and we have a punchy, very fresh, peppery old Springbank. The bottle and its cap were great because you would think it was bottled just yesterday, as there isn’t the slightest trace of Old Bottle Effect. Should be perfect for detected style nuances wrt modern Springbank, but I’m afraid there aren’t many. Beeswax, paraffin, cooking oil, grass, herbal teas, chlorophyll, bitter oranges, a touch of rubber, grapefruits…
timer Finish
rather long and quite salty, but the grassy bitterness came to the forefront. Not my favourite part