Springbank ( Official) - 1997 Vintage - N.A.S - 55,2%2
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- Bottler:
- Official
- Alcohol:
- 55,2%
- Bottle details:
- non chill filtered cask strength
- average
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- (82,67)
- price class:
2 notes disponibles en français
The nose is marked by nice peppery notes and the traditional coconut is not far behind this dominant spicy hints. But there is not so much more. However the nose is very pleasant.
The first mouth is quite acid and marked by the alcohol before developing on ... alcohol. The acidity dims after a few moments, but is not really replaced by something else. One could expect quite more from a Springbank.
The finish is rather long and develops strangely on fruity notes which were clearly absent in the mouth
2008Johannes_Sauer
Colour: Greenish, dark straw (mahogany bleached in the sun), softly glowing, few small particles are dustlike floating – needless to say: Non coloured, non chill filtered
Nose: The first impression is very firm and spirity. But later there’s fruits and smoke in the most beautiful combination I ever experienced so far. Dark chocolate praliné, also not missing is the typical Springbank soft salty note. With water added there appears a even more differentiated picture, Melon, grapefruit and thick charcoal smoke.
Taste: Very impressing, bitter medicine, lime peel, burnt caramel (creme brulée) and cedar wood incense. Also there’s melon, cucumber and seaweed, all this backed by a subtle and very and enjoyable sweetness (brown sugar).
Finish: Rather short, the sweetness quickly giving place to some nice herbal bitter notes, which, alas, vanish after a few moments.
Conc.: A very great Springbank, but I’d love to have some more remaining impression on my tongue.
Date: Feb/04/2009
Price in Germany: ca 59,00 Euro
2009
