hs305 scored this whisky 82 points 
[February, 2018] So far I really enjoyed most of the cask strength releases by Springbank and this new release is bottled at exactly the same abv of 56.3% as the 2016 one that I liked best so far. This new release was the first batch of Springbank in the new year bottled on January 4th, 2018. I bought this bottle for 54 Euro today.
The colour is amber and the texture shows many small tears that slowly consolidate. The nose offers a rather unusual profile of marzipan, cheesy and meaty aromas that do not really chime together. To be frank, I do not like this. The dram arrives a little hot in the mouth with almost no coating effect at all but a minor adstringent feeling (ashes). The taste again shows this strange marzipan-cheese-meat combo that is not to my liking - but where do these flavours come from (I never had this in a Springbank CS before)? The finish is of medium length and sweeter than the taste but with a drying end (tobacco ashes). Water does not help either.
While the 2016 CS edition was excellent (I scored it 90 points) this 2018 bottling is not to the liking of my taste buds. As both bottlings have the same abv of 56.3% one should be cautious to check the small imprint from the bottling hall at the bottom of the bottle. But maybe you like this 2018 profile better than I do...
PS: There is a minor sulphury note in this batch, too.
The colour is amber and the texture shows many small tears that slowly consolidate. The nose offers a rather unusual profile of marzipan, cheesy and meaty aromas that do not really chime together. To be frank, I do not like this. The dram arrives a little hot in the mouth with almost no coating effect at all but a minor adstringent feeling (ashes). The taste again shows this strange marzipan-cheese-meat combo that is not to my liking - but where do these flavours come from (I never had this in a Springbank CS before)? The finish is of medium length and sweeter than the taste but with a drying end (tobacco ashes). Water does not help either.
While the 2016 CS edition was excellent (I scored it 90 points) this 2018 bottling is not to the liking of my taste buds. As both bottlings have the same abv of 56.3% one should be cautious to check the small imprint from the bottling hall at the bottom of the bottle. But maybe you like this 2018 profile better than I do...
PS: There is a minor sulphury note in this batch, too.
