I like this malt a lot. It has a great finish. The longest finish on a 12 year old CS that I've tasted yet. Beautiful vanilla note with lots of complexity and deliciousness. About a 30 second finish

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I wish that those who are new to whisky here would take a look at normal ratings. 17 people from the same part of the world giving this whisky a 93 or a 94 is not really a matter of taste or perspective. Ratings like that demonstrate a basic lack of understanding. They are throwing off the curve and confusing readers.

This comment is an appeal to those reviewers who are new to the site and are dramtically overrating whiskies without writing anything: please take some care and read other reviews to learn how to score a whisky. This site is filled with knowledgeable reviewers. Please educate yourself by reading their reviews and the way they score a whisky.

So another Springer - most times they are good... Nose: Sweeet Sherry - Raisins, Vanilla, Sweet Oranges, marcipane, toffee, milk choc, nelken, a bit cinnamon - after you get used to sweetness the typical Spring notes pop in: a walk over a farm with all the different flavors(hey, earth, old wood, Silo, dung, leather) sourness (currant) and saltiness...Mouth: Sweet start, oranges, vanilla, marcipane again, nuts mix more bitter choclate, then sourness pops in lemon, sweeter balsamic vinegar, then eucalyptus/menthol ...Finish long: Mentol, gingeri and peppery notes with some bitterorange and slight ash/cold bonfire in the finish ---

Note: Another great Spring CS Nose is neat is as good as it gets for 12 yrs imo.... and as i find quite everything i like at low/non smoked whiskies i'm gonna rate it high! - and all those guys crying that it was all better back in the days go to hell...

...these bottles shall be judged in 10 years (closed) my bottle now is so much better after having it open for 6 Month(5/12 of the bottle gone)..SO reminder to the low scores here: never judge a springer freshly bottled and opened..had some sulfur in the nose and taste the last time now it seems almost gone!

I would’ve scored this at least 10 points lower when it was freshly opened. Very boring and seemed too sweet with even less sherry casks used.

Now about 40 days after. The signature funk and florals are found finally to make me want to drink. However this batch 19 compared to the earlier batch(say before batch 10), which was my first experiences in this dram, is quite different mainly in 2 respects :

1. The older ones I had exhibited less sweetness and a dryer mouthfeel.

2. The older ones are more woody and funky in a way I like.

I prefer the older ones over this because of the style back then and complexity that is missing.

I really enjoyed this release. Completely different to the much subtler 15yo rum wood, but equally great. The 35% sherry casks must have been pretty active, making for a very good blend. For me this year's release most classically showcases what the Springbank distillate is all about.

21 22 21 21 85

delicious lemonade for strong-minded men!

After standing, breathing became weaker, faded, Simple and strong, but without obvious jambs: 20 22 20 21 83+