Springbank 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 70cl
The expression that most consistently surprises and delights those who approach Springbank for the first time with serious intent — and the one most often cited by long-time admirers as the finest regular release in the distillery's celebrated portfolio. The 15 Year Old is Springbank at its most fully developed and richly complex: matured for fifteen years in a carefully considered combination of rum, sherry, and bourbon casks — a trio of wood types that draws out very different dimensions of the distillery's characteristic 2.5-times distilled spirit — and bottled at natural colour without chill filtration.
Fifteen years in this combination of wood produces a whisky of considerable tropical richness that is simultaneously the most approachable and the most layered expression in the core range. The rum casks introduce pineapple, guava, and passion fruit; the sherry adds depth and dried fruit richness; and the bourbon provides the vanilla and caramel foundation that ties everything together. A whisky that rewards slow sipping and continued attention, revealing new dimensions with every return to the glass — and one of the finest arguments for Campbeltown's status as one of Scotland's great whisky regions.
TASTING NOTES
Nose: Fragrant with a certain richness. Notes of fruit salad and a hint of caramel, pineapple, guava and passion fruit lurk. There are notes of dried leather and old ropes. A hint of toffee sweetness and some granary toast.
Palate: Quite full and rich. There are notes of creamy fruit salad and more exotic fruit notes. There is palpable mastication from the oaked tannins with a hint of spice.
Finish: Fairly long with a gentle warmth.
ABV 46%