Hazelburn 2004 Duty Paid Sample - For Trade Purposes Only

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Springbank
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	Duty Paid Sample - For Trade Purposes Only
Vintage	2004
Bottled Year	2017
Age	12년
Cask Type	Fresh Sherry Hogshead
Cask Number	Rotation 297
Bottles Released	1
ABV	55.6%
Volume	700 ml
Label	Warehouse 5
Country	Scotland
Region	Campbeltown

Warehouse 5

Flavor Profile

Sweet

Vanilla

Oaky

Fruity

Honey

Dried Fruit

Creamy

Citrus

Spicy

Nutty

Chocolate

Floral

Herbal

Smoky

Maritime

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

straw

air Nose

a lot of malty and flinty notes at first nosing, reminding me of the recent 1997s but with less vanilla, that is to say less cask influence. Develops more on green apples and gooseberries, liquorice allsorts, even hints of marshmallows but I wouldn’t say it’s pearish. There’s an obvious ‘coastal oiliness’ coating the whole, distinct whiffs of peat smoke and a little linseed oil, with also a faint farminess (wet hay). The whole is fresh and very clean (but not of the ‘simple’ kind of cleanliness.) With water: more smoke! Other than that it just goes on in the same direction… Maybe a little mint?

restaurant Palate

excellent attack, rich yet firm and pleasantly sharp, lemony and grassy, with that typical kind of oiliness that’s only to be found in recent Springbanks in my opinion. Between almond oil and lemonade, with a pleasant bitterness (lemon peel)… It doesn’t taste immature at all. With water: same, with maybe more grapefruits. Is that cranberries in the background?

timer Finish

very long, lemony, smoky and rather salty. Very clean and fresh aftertaste

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