Springbank 10-year-old

Name: Springbank 10-year-old
Brand: Springbank
SKU: 156849
Rating: 88.65 (379 reviews)

Overall rating: 88.65/100
votes: 379

Whiskybase ID: WB156849
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Springbank
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Local Barley
Vintage: 07.2009
Bottled: 17/19/22.10.2019
Stated Age: 10 years old
Casktype: 77% Bourbon, 20% Sherry, 3% Port
Number of bottles: 9000
Strength: 56.2 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 750 ml
Label: Optic Barley from High Cattadale Farm (Peninsula, Kintyre)
Bottle code: 19/396 & 19/400
Barcode: 610854004453
Added on: 25 Apr 2020 1:21 pm

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Whisky Reviews for Springbank 10-year-old

72 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.65 points

WhiskyNotes scored this whisky 88 points
14 Nov 2019 8:42 am

Same quality, same profile as the Local Barley 9yo of last time.
Same score as well: really good but earlier releases were even better.
Archer scored this whisky 89 points
08 Dec 2019 9:32 pm
If you look at the reviews here in the base, the current LB 10 seems to be particularly popular in Taiwan and Hungary. Oh well.
Springbank usually works very well young, the current Local Barley is no exception. In general, much has already been said about the cheeky prices that are being called up shortly after publication. If you can keep in mind, you do not have to re-themerate every time. The issue price for the Cadenheads Campbeltown Shop (86 GBP) is in any case (by today's standards) still in order. Too bad he has a little alcoholic sting in his nose.

Nose

89 89

In the first contact very intense and with a small touch to the alcoholic - you should treat your time in the glass.
But now, about 10 minutes later: A delicious-refreshing nose with exotic fruits, as you can find in slightly modified form in one or the other batch of 10yo from the standard range, hot melon, papaya, mango, oranges. In addition, spice of nutmeg, rosemary and basil, clearly mineral. The proportion of Sherryfass- or Portfassreifung is not much to make out, but in my opinion would not really fit - the nose is good as it is. Rapeseed, sugar beet syrup, soft fudge, Cafe au Lait.

Taste

90 90

Starts pleasantly with a fruit cocktail of papaya, tangerine, orange, mango, passion fruit. Slightly dry and spicy from the start.
Once taken a sip, the nose is a bit more attractive than it already is. Caramelized sugar, honey, cereals, yeast dough. The seasoning gets tainted over time. Maritime notes, salt water, damp stone beach, machine oil.

Finish

89 89

Medium long and dry with old wood shavings from the joinery (or is that a little bit of smoke? Difficult to differentiate). An echo of the exotic fruits from the nose and the palate, still the (love it or hate it) delicious and for Springbank so typical mineral note ...
HammerHead scored this whisky 90 points
12 Sep 2020 10:21 pm
Tasted side by side with a dram from a 2/3 emptied bottle of 2018 9 yo LB. Much more grainy than the 9, also sweeter, heavier on tropical fruits and a less agressive and peppery mouth feel. Great stuff.

Nose

90 90

Barleysugar, grainy, breadcrums, sugared biscuits, fruitcake, vanilla, chalk, limestone, dried apricots, orchard fruit preserve, orange and lemon zest, green tea and finally a mild note of sawdust.

Taste

90 90

Oily, sweet and fruity: acacia honey, tropical fruits, peach, pear, some pineapple, mango, sweet citrus, a candy shop, mild wood spice (subtle cinnamon, pepper and mint).

Finish

89 89

Medium: syrupy tropical fruits, honey, lemon, green tea leaves, ending with some well integrated and drying wood spice.
ARDBERG did not rate this whisky
10 Nov 2019 1:54 pm

Official Springbank Notes:

This Springbank Local Barley was bottled at 56.2% abv and is the 5th in our series of annual releases distilled from barley grown locally in the areas surrounding Campbeltown. This year it is Optic barley that has been used and it was grown especially for us, 11 years ago at High Cattadale farm. The whisky was matured in 77% Bourbon casks, 20% Sherry casks and 3% Port casks and there are approximately 9000 bottles available worldwide.

Tasting notes

Nose: Sweet and slightly spicy with hints of honey, Demerara sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Light peat smoke and a dusty characteristic reminiscent of freshly milled barley

Palate: Tropical and soft fruit sweetness. Ripe pineapple, mango and juicy peaches are complimented by a building peat smoke. Green tea and a coppery tone follow.

Finish: Creamy, buttery mouthfeel with light integrated peat smoke and a coastal salty influence.
SAND scored this whisky 90 points
29 May 2020 9:47 pm

NOSE: Brackish salt water, sweet barley juice, some farmyard funkiness, surprisingly dominant sherry/wine dried fruit notes given the high share of bourbon casks (77%). Rich and quite intense. With time more farmyard notes; earthy rather than funky/dirty. Water doesn’t change much, save for perhaps opening up the nose, which becomes less intense. (89-92p)
TASTE: The arrival is sweet, rich and a oily. On the mid palate there’s barley juice, quite a bit of Springbank minerality, sweet farmhouse taste (does such a thing exist?) and more oiliness. With water it becomes sweeter and mint arrives on the palate. (90p)
FINISH: Minerality and black pepper. Long lasting aftertaste. With water; the pepper recedes a bit. (89p)
OVERALL: Total score 90 points.
TsiAI scored this whisky 87 points
07 Oct 2021 7:11 pm

Smell: minerals, soda with milk and salt, white flowers, green apples, some grease, dust, orange peel 86/100
Taste: mineral salt, salty cheese, sawdust, smoked, sweet and sour lemon tart, coconut, bitterness of potion, petals, coke, and peat are particularly powerful. 87.5/100
Body: Obviously oily and full. Ending rhyme: long, milk salt, citrus sugar, oak, tongue root with obvious astringency
Overall: 86.5/100, the salty taste is slightly prominent, the alcohol feel is not well concealed, and the same score is given after re-drinking after a year.
Socrates scored this whisky 91 points
12 May 2020 8:03 pm
This is incredibly good. It showcases the classical Springbank mixture of 'farmy'/'funky' and coastal notes with a lot of (young) fruit on top. It also has some notes that one might not immediately pick up on in the (already pretty excellent) core range bottlings.

Nose

91 91

Without water a little constrained. But opens up substantially after adding some (and would suggest giving it time to open up fully). But then: your local farm right at your doorstep. Lemon and some chalky notes. Vanilla, with increasing strength as more water is added. Fresh oysters. Distinctly 'Campbeltown' barley, or so I like to tell myself.

Taste

92 92

Super pleasant and fruity arrival. Lemons at the start, then getting increasingly herbal and funky, before it returns fully to 'salty and chalky' lemon. Also getting a lot of Springbank's typical coastal influence.

Finish

89 89

Quite sustained for a 10-year-old. Salt and lemon once again, also picking up the farm-like notes from the nose.
Ostap scored this whisky 90 points
23 Apr 2020 9:05 pm
Tasty, drinkable, bright. A slight dip in flavor, considering the overall level of whisky.

Nose

89 89

Strawberry jam, a little burnt, caramel candy, hay, cowpea background, stewed vegetables, croutons, figs, seafood salinity.

Taste

91 91

Kaleidoscope of tropical fruits, caramel, bacon, pepper, candied fruit, berries, explosive.

Finish

91 91

Pepper, meat, again a bunch of tropical fruits and caramel, some ash, tobacco leaves, berry, warm, long.
Rosencrantz scored this whisky 93 points
10 Apr 2020 10:26 am
In this whisky, sweet and salt are harmonious and supported by the peat, herbaceous and smoky, with the spices acting as a musical counterpoint, a strange, funny, lively and passionate drink.
And it's only 10 years old...

Nose

The nose is very fragrant, without the slightest presence of alcohol. Strong presence of sweet malt, like McVitie's biscuits, with a vein of aniseed candies, caramelised cane sugar, lemon zest, peach and freshly cut grass. Above all, there is a gust of peaty smoke coming from the sea. Particular and inviting.

Taste

And the spices are very present on the palate, driven by the more accentuated smokiness, with the right alcohol content that warms the spirits. Anise and black pepper accompany the peach in syrup spread on the malt biscuit, with a mixture of seaweed and smoked sardines. The evolution and the stratification in the mouth are irrepressible, the aromas intersect and pass the hand continuously, following a well orchestrated score.

Finish

Very long finish, of peach, peat, salt, malt, wood... it never ends!
Syleo scored this whisky 91 points
17 Oct 2021 2:34 pm
Balanced yet distinctive, the character of the distillery and the influence of the barrel appear well balanced

Nose

89 89

Spicy with clear grain and malt, cake batter, gooseberries and creamy honey, apple, peach and mango

Taste

92 92

slightly perfumed, oily and strong, brown sugar, mineral, sand cake batter

Finish

91 91

slight burning, sweetness and spiciness linger

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