Leather(typical of Springbank to me),chocolate and caramel,sherry,rhubarb, green apple, sea air. Also some eggs(sulphur) and hardly any peat smoke.

Round and oily. More peat now,combined with leather, suplphur and sea salt. This dirty edge is balanced by distinct fruitiness(raisins,citrus fruits,apple), honey and milk chocolate. Also a bit metallic.

Lighter and a bit tannic/drying. Rhubarb,mandarin, fresh spices, a bit waxy and a bit of sulphury smoke .

This is a deep and complex Springbank. Had to get used to it's sulphury side, though.

Wow, this has a big, fresh sherry nose. Nuts. Dried fruits. Oak. Apricot. Earthy, vegetal peat smoke. Citrus. Fresh ginger. Asparagus. Spicy chocolate. So much complexity. So many flavors. It has the nose of a much older whisky. It’s also quite powerful (due to the ABV) and really needs a few drops of water to open up.

Chocolate. Nuts—macadamia in particular, but walnuts too. Dried fruit. Raisins. Malted milk balls. Coconut. Banana. Peat smoke. Cinnamon. Baking spices. Rose. Turkish delight. Crystallized ginger. Anise. Yeah, there’s a lot going on here. Much like the nose, the palate has tons of complexity. I find new notes with every sip. Like the nose, water is needed to really bring out all of the depth and complexity.

Dried tropical fruits. Cinnamon candy. Salt water taffy… or maybe Laffy Taffy. Some kind of taffy. Nougat. More nuts. Dried cherries. Raisins. Sweet Tarts. Anise. A touch of herbal tea. Really nice, but kind of medium in length. Wish it was longer.

Wonderful. Incredibly complex. Fresh, yet mature—the casks used to age this whisky were clearly of high quality (which is such an important part of making a great whisky). This dram has a little bit of everything—here you can find elements of every style/region of Scottish single malts, so long as you take your time enjoying it.

The only real criticism I can find is that the finish is not as long as I would like, and the parts that do stick around are not the best parts of the palate. But it’s not like the finish is bad or short—it’s just not as great as the nose and palate. It can also be a bit tricky to add the right amount of water. In my opinion this does require at least a little water to fully enjoy—even a little more water than I would normally add to most cask strength malts. But if you go overboard with the water, you can easily drown the wonderful assortment of flavors, so it’s best to add only a drop at a time.

If the Springbank 10 year old is a wonderful introduction to single malt whisky for a newcomer (as I believe it is), this is truly a next level malt for whisky veterans. It takes a little more effort than some more straightforward single malts, but it’s time well spent. If you are lucky enough to have a bottle of this one, take your time and savor it.

Buy again? Absolutely, whenever I can find it.

Score: 92/100

Read my full review at http://meademule.com/2017/04/22/whisky-review-springbank-12-cask-strength/ 

Wächserne Süße, Salz und leichter Torfrauch, der sich mit der Zeit verstärkt. Ein wenig Sherryfass scheint auch durch, allerdings sehr unaufdringlich und dem Whisky fügsam. Die schmutzig-ölige Campbeltown-Komponente ist, wie es sich für einem Springbank gehört, immer präsent.

Ölig. Cremiger Körper, Malzsüße, und ein kribbelnder Maschinenöl-Touch. Hin und wieder kommt eine sehr leichte Sherrysüße zum Vorschien, dazwischen erinnert einem die "Campbeltown-Komponente" immer wieder an seine Herkunft. Hinten raus wird er trockener, der Rauch nimmt zu, ohne allzu stark zu werden.

Vereinnnahmend, stark und trockerer werdend. Holznoten, eine leichte angenehme torfige Bitterkeit ist bis zum (ziemlich langen) Ende noch zu spüren.

Toller Whisky, der stolz zeigt wo er herkommt. Kräftig, charaktervoll aber dennoch ausgewogen in all seinen Noten.

Verkostet mit einem kleinen Schuss Wasser.

Fudge, vanilla and roses. Some sulphur and even sweets.

Very full with grape fruits and some sulphur. Spices, forest fruits - strawberries and cherrries.

Liquorice and spicy.

Blind tasting.

angebrannte Autoreifen
extrem viele Kräuter, ebenfalls leicht angeröstet
brennender Kuhfladen in einem Lagerfeuer

kräuterig und süß
Vollmilchschokolade
wieder ein wenig Muff 

kräuterig und süß

der Geschmack ist ganz okay

Schokolade, Kirschfrucht mit Alkoholnote
staubiger getrockneter Beifuß

eine schöne leicht bittere Holznote 

süß Antritt
im Mund mischt sich wieder diese leicht bitter trockene Holz/Kräuternote ein
sehr schöne Kombination
viel Schokolade
leider wie so oft bei Springbank eine Alkoholnote 
es bleibt immer ein leichtes Flashback an eine Alkoholpraline  

mittel bis kurz
unspektakulär
mit Schokolade und etwas Frucht/Alkohol

im Mund ist dieser Whisky am besten
schön zu trinken

a welcomed dram