7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Intense aromas of stone fruits like peach are found on the nose and palate.
Taste
Vanilla and maple notes coupled with the saline quality found in Springbank bottlings make a lovely sweet and salty whisky.
Finish
Peat notes are very gentle throughout.
Nose
Fresh lemon, wet slate, charcoal, ashy smoke, menthol, lemon balm, loads of herbs, wet hay, olive brine, hints of vermouth, pickle juice, honeydew melon, damp grains
Taste
Citrus and sweet barley, minerals and ash, lemon pith, wood char, more menthol, lemon custard
Finish
Long,Bitter woodsap and lemon peel followed by some malty sweetness and faint lemon custard
Liquor
Springbank 13 Single Malts of Scotland
Type
ABV
48.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Waxy, gingerbread, cherry menthol sweets.
Taste
Turkish delight, earthly, milk chocolate.
Finish
Orange rind, date syrup, maraschino cherries.
Nose
Fresh lemon, wet slate, charcoal, ashy smoke, menthol, lemon balm, loads of herbs, wet hay, olive brine, hints of vermouth, pickle juice, honeydew melon, damp grains
Taste
Citrus and sweet barley, minerals and ash, lemon pith, wood char, more menthol, lemon custard
Finish
Long,Bitter woodsap and lemon peel followed by some malty sweetness and faint lemon custard
Liquor
Springbank 14 1999 Refill Sherry Butt Cask Strength
Type
ABV
48.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Cinnamon, cranberry, pear nectar, liquorice, vanilla, smoky honey BBQ sauce, red gummy
Taste
Honey, grass, red fruit, cumin, oak, lemon, sulphur
Finish
Custard, smoke, fruit punch, peach, lemongrass, jalapeno
Liquor
Springbank 14 Amontillado Cask
Type
ABV
55.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Fresher and sweeter than the 16. Raspberries, cherries, rhubarb. Funky too.
Taste
Medium rich and creamy mouthfeel. Sweet attack right away
Finish
Medium long finish. Peppery and funky and earthy and even a bit peaty.
Liquor
Springbank 14 Bourbon Wood
Type
ABV
55.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Pancakes and Lyle’s Golden Syrup, with underlying hints of toasted vanilla pod.
Taste
Fruitier on the palate, boasting notes of banana fritters and fresh honeydew melon. A touch of smoky heather honey reveals the whisky’s Campbeltown origins.
Finish
Long and packed with vanilla alongside wafts of coastal air.
Liquor
Springbank 14 Cask Strength Oloroso
Type
ABV
55.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Freshly mown grass with tart cherries and cranberries up front. Musty cardboard, subtle anise, sawdust, and a bit of charcoal.
Taste
Cranberry juice and grassy malt with a funky oak touched with a tinge of sulphur. Dark chocolate and twizzlers develop after a bit.
Finish
Turns quite tart here with underripe berries and oak lingering on tip of tongue.
Liquor
Springbank 14 Fino Cask
Type
ABV
55.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Freshly mown grass with tart cherries and cranberries up front. Musty cardboard, subtle anise, sawdust, and a bit of charcoal.
Taste
Cranberry juice and grassy malt with a funky oak touched with a tinge of sulphur. Dark chocolate and twizzlers develop after a bit.
Finish
Turns quite tart here with underripe berries and oak lingering on tip of tongue.
Liquor
Springbank 14 Local Barley
Type
ABV
57.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Heavy sherry, meaty, ham, leathery – with water some toffee and even little fruity notes come out
Taste
Very oily, mellow, thick – heavy sherry wood, rather dry, litte bitterness like coffee or dark chocolate, meat and slightly smoked ham
Finish
Long and warm
Liquor
Springbank 14 Sherry Refill 1999
Type
ABV
48.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Cinnamon, cranberry, pear nectar, liquorice, vanilla, smoky honey BBQ sauce, red gummy
Taste
Honey, grass, red fruit, cumin, oak, lemon, sulphur
Finish
Custard, smoke, fruit punch, peach, lemongrass, jalapeno
Nose
Fragrant with a certain richness. Notes of fruit salad and a hint of caramel, pineapple, guava and passion fruit lurk.
Taste
Quite full and rich. There are notes of creamy fruit salad and more exotic fruit notes
Finish
Fairly long with a gentle warmth.