Springbank 15 (Late 1990's) Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Springbank 15 (Late 1990's)

Added on Thursday, Mar 19, 2009 at 07:53 PM

Bottler:

Age:	15 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	46.00 %	Region:	Campbeltown
Price:	N/A	Availability:	Collectors Only

"Green thistle" label.

Member Ratings and Notes

Chris

N: Bright apple, sets expectations of a punchy fruity whisky.
P: Fruity, some briny peat notes coming through. [My original notes also indicated "Sweaty stripper nipple" on the palate, but with limited experience in that tasting arena I cannot confirm.]
F: Salty and tangy.

Older notes:

N: Ethery and fragrant, vanilla, butter, and hay.
P: Salty, almonds, vanilla. Light and dry, with...
F: Sweetness emerging in the finish, which is kinda hot and slightly off. B-

Adam

It's always fun when I sit down to enter a "new" whiskey and realize that it's already on the site, and that I have notes on it.

This time around I liked it noticeably more. Grapefruit, apple, lychee, eucalyptus, and a nice contrast to the 12 year old I tasted prior to it. Really good and drinkable, would be a good party whisky. B/B+

Old Notes:

Nose is grassy, with white wine, slight solvents. Fruity. Palate is sweet and clean, with sharp, apple-y fruitiness, and spice -- sort of a cinnamon-apples background. Slightly oaky. The finish is medium length, somewhat drying, and grows a little bitter and peppery. This is decent stuff that's sort of lighter-flavored and interestingly-spiced without losing oomph. But it's too drying and bitter to be better. B-

Sku

Nose: Fruity malt notes with some brandy and sweet white wine notes.

Palate: See nose. Sweet malt with some fruit flavors, though a bit less fruity than the nose.

Finish: Guess what? Sweet malt.

Straightforward but well done with more depth than some of the other basic malty numbers out there.

Fuji

N: Oily, honey, caramel, vanilla and dry hay

P: Big minty/ eucalyptus notes, apples, wax and bits of smoke

F: Light finish with spices and a bit of rubber

Retaste 2013 against the current 2 versions of Springbank 15

Olive oil, chalk board, pears and apple. Metallic flower water. Mineralic and a tinge of soap. This was the best of the SB 15's

Thin mouthfeel and kind of dry. C+/B-

Andy

n: Sandlewood cabinet

p: Hot, white grapes, white pepper. Mouthfeel is of thin oil.

B-/B

Retaste:

n: delicious old school Springbank

p: Toasted semisweet sherry with varnish

B+

Kevin

N: Dirty laundry, musty, moldy shirt. After some passing moments: Fruit, like apples come through.

P: Gets better the more I drink it, but doesn't have a very complex character. Kinda boring.

F: Strong - much more than initial palate.

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