Time for an 18 yo whisky today; I look at the Springbank 18 year old single malt Scotch whisky. Before the arrival of our daughter, Father’s Days meant very little to John. He never knew his father, so there was no reason to celebrate it. However, since her arrival, it has all changed.
The special “Happy Father’s Day” baby artwork gets centre stage in the study. Marc from WhiskyBrother helped me select this bottle, and as always, he knows exactly what to pick.
I am excited to add this bottle of Springbank 18 yo whisky to my collection. It is a distillery that I have heard great things from but have not tried before. It also completes my collection as it adds a whisky from Campbeltown.
The last Scottish region that I did not have. Before the arrival of the Springbank 18 year old single malt, my collection did not have a representative of Campbeltown, one of the five accepted whisky regions of Scotland.
Now I have ticked that box. The Springbank Distillery is unique. It is the oldest independent family-owned distillery in Scotland. Founded in 1828 on the site of Archibald Mitchell’s illicit still, the Springbank distillery is now in the hands of his great great great grandson, Hedley G. Wright.
Springbank is one of the only distilleries in Scotland to carry out the entire production process on one site. The traditional floor malting, maturation and bottling are done at the distillery itself. In a time of chill filtered whisky, it remains the only distillery in Scotland never to have done so.
Furthermore, it is the only distillery in Scotland to produce three different single malts, Springbank, Longrow and Hazelburn, using three different production methods. So on to the Springbank 18 year old single malt whisky itself.
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Springbank 18 year old Whisky Review
REGION: Campbelltown
ABV: 46%
COLOUR: Golden copper.
NOSE: It’s an oily whisky – which is great – and the nose quite fruity. Spice and barley come through distinctly with aniseed. Other commentators have reported Christmas cake and marzipan, and I don’t think that is wrong at all.
PALATE: The big nature of the whisky comes through. It is a whisky that has spent 18 years maturing in predominantly sherry casks, and it shows! The Springbank 18 yo is creamy and oily from the moment it hits the palate. Giving it a few minutes, the Springbank develops further to reveal dried fruits and traces of smoke.
FINISH: The finish is something to behold. It is a beautiful building, going on and on, and linger long after you have finished it.
RATING: VERY GOOD
The Springbank is a complex whisky with the nose a little at odds with the palate. If you do lay your hands on a Springbank 18 year old Scotch, enjoy it because it is an interesting whisky. Thank you for the recommendation, WhiskyBrother.
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