7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Cured meat, barbecued beef jerky, clove, mint, iodine, oxo cube and tinned prunes.
Taste
Prunes, walnuts, figs, Demerara sugar, cocoa powder and smoked meats.
Finish
Notes of soot, leather and walnuts.
Liquor
Springbank 1990 John McDougall
Type
ABV
53.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Creamy. Coconut flan. Gorse. Opens like a flower in full blossom. Barleysugar, vanilla syrup.
Taste
Rich, smooth, caressing. With a controlled outburst of spices.
Finish
Long, smooth, refreshing on star anis and mint notes.
Liquor
Springbank 1991 Jewels of Scotland
Type
ABV
49.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Honey cough drops heavy on the menthol, cantaloupe, vanilla, banana bread, blackberry cobbler.
Taste
Cardamom and nutmeg, black pepper developing slowly.
Finish
Very peppery here and chock full of oak and nutmeg – nice, long finish.
Nose
Citrus, salt and creamy butter meld together effortlessly.
Taste
Coconut, marshmallow, and lemon juice charms.
Finish
Hints of passion fruit.
Liquor
Springbank 1992 Alambic Classique
Type
ABV
55.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Tropical fruit, sandalwood and vanilla.
Taste
Creamy vanilla. Bitter wood, oh so bitter after the initial hit of flavour.
Finish
Long. Anise. Porridge. Juniper.
Liquor
Springbank 1992 Berrys’ Own Selection “Peat-Smoked”
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Flinty, minerals, like a wet stone for sharping knives, and of course some peat.
Taste
Very big peat, yet clean and light.
Finish
A little fruit, citrus, limon.
Liquor
Springbank 1992 The Whisky Society
Type
ABV
52.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Apple and lemon peel. Salty and earthy – compost, hay, pine. Vanilla. Mint. White chocolate. Cardboard and plastic. Faint varnish.
Taste
Soft earthy peat and wood smoke. Brine. Lemon juice and peel. Apple vinegar. Raw almonds
Finish
Earthy, piney and grassy. Quite tannic. Roasted capsicum. Light smoke. Long and spicy.
Liquor
Springbank 1993 Duncan Taylor
Type
ABV
54.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sherry influence and the huge maritime notes.
Taste
Sherry, but cuts into the sweetness with sharp berry and pomegranate.
Finish
Medium-long, rich Sherry cake and oak spice, mint and kerosene lanterns.
Liquor
Springbank 1993 Impex Collection
Type
ABV
47.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Warm, grassy fields and fresh hay which is complimented with subtle notes of cinnamon sticks and echoes of poached pears.
Taste
Rich and generous with notes of unripened mango, orange blossom honey, and vanilla cream soda.
Finish
Long with a pleasant peppery quality.
Liquor
Springbank 1995 High Spirits Collection
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Pine, fruit, chewy lemon butter.
Taste
Spicy, red pepper, hot, little sweetness.
Finish
Woody, light butter, carbon.
Liquor
Springbank 1995 The Alchemist
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Porty and rich, nutty , dried fruits.
Taste
Huge flavor at this abv, succulent fruit.
Finish
The fruit and nut attack continues, pretty tasty stuff.
Liquor
Springbank 1996 DL Platinum Old & Rare for K&L
Type
ABV
56.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Light peat, red berries, figs, very light sulfur, honey, bubblegum, mandarin, cherries.
Taste
Slightly smoky, lime, quite a lot of citrus, caramel.
Finish
Medium long, smoky, tobacco leaves at the end, coffee, slightly bitter.