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
오랜 세월이 응축된 적갈색이 잔 깊은 곳에서 은은히 빛난다. 1969년 캠벨타운에서 증류해 셰리 버트에서 25년을 보낸 스프링뱅크답게 코끝에는 말린 무화과와 가죽, 옅은 바다 소금기가 차례로 번진다. 한 모금에는 흑설탕과 호두, 그을린 오렌지 껍질이 묵직하게 입을 채우고 52도의 기운이 그 위로 따뜻하게 흐른다. 낡은 오크와 짭조름한 여운이 길게 이어지며 기름진 질감이 끝까지 또렷하다.
AITasting 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