OnkelBiff scored this whisky 89 points 
Smooth and mild cask strength, complex whisky with a well balanced palate. Notes of wood and sherry, some coconut?, a tad of white pepper, still smooth and oily.
Springbank 12-year-old
- Whiskybase ID
- WB64002
- Category
- Single Malt
- Distillery
- Bottler
- Distillery Bottling
- Bottling serie
- Cask Strength
- Bottled
- 2014
- Stated Age
- 12 years old
- Casktype
- 70% Sherry & 30% Bourbon Casks
- Casknumber
- Batch 10
- Strength
- 53.2 % Vol.
- Size
- 700 ml
- Bottle code
- 14/532
- Barcode
- 610854547004
- Added on
- 03 feb 2015 9:35 pm by Bheithir
Average value
€ 114.04
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Whisky reviews for Springbank 12-year-old
49 users have left 54 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 87.57 points.
OnkelBiff scored this whisky 89 points
Petitcham scored this whisky 87 points
Young and sharp spirits feel deep
I think the latest 12cs will be betterzzqfyl scored this whisky 89 points
kikist scored this whisky 86 points
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sweet, flower, hay, figs
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salty, sour, sweet, fruit basket
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sweet, spicy, apples, salty
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TuduriLCW scored this whisky 89 points
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A fine and well-structured nose, iodine associated with some fresh yellow fruit then lemony notes and especially what I loved at the time, an incredible balance, all the aromas are readable, powerful, the alcohol is very well integrated!
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The mouth is in every way similar to the nose, a little white pepper this joint at the party, the texture is at the same time light and oily, always this beautiful balance.
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A nice moderate finish but rich in aromas, the yellow fruit carried by the saline notes.
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Ninofdram scored this whisky 87 points
Mapl scored this whisky 85 points
Dominique69 scored this whisky 88 points
penumbra scored this whisky 90 points
A relatively clean and extremely comfortable 12 CS-
Dehydrated vegetables, grains and oils, air fresheners, cranberries, peat are more obvious, ham oil, salty.
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Cranberries, cranberries, pyrotechnic embers, peat, charcoal, salt, oily nuts.
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Long, salty, gray chimney, blackberry, black clever.
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Daan Tje scored this whisky 88 points
toklian scored this whisky 87 points
N21 P22 F22 B22alex..w..fan scored this whisky 87 points
21 22 22 22 87hs305 scored this whisky 83 points
[October, 2019] An older release of the Springbank Cask Strength is a must try if the opportunity arises - and it did.
This is the weakest release of the 12-years old Cask Strength I tasted so far with off-notes and imbalances which are quite unusual in Springbank releases. But if you prefer sour (sherry) winey notes and moderate sulphurous impressions you will like this dram, most probably...-
The colour is burnished and the nose offers some off-notes which happens not that often with Springbank. There are both some sour-cheesy and slightly sulphurous (matchbox) notes in there which I do not like. To be honest, I am not in the mood to search for better aromas behind these off-notes - why should I? The nose is actually not really bad but it is not good either. After some minutes of breathing the off-notes vanish to a large part but the more delicate aromas still hide shy in the background.
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The taste is sour-winey driven with some sweet barley sugars and hot spices (peppers, ginger). It is neither complex nor balanced, the sour flavours dominate a little too much according to my taste buds. After some chewing the sugars combine to a milk chocolate impression that lasts not very long, unfortunately the sour winey notes claim control again.
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The dram arrives hot and coating on the palate with a significant peppery feeling that is somewhat distracting. The finish is of medium length and adds finally the sulphurous notes that lurked in the background during the taste. They are bearable and if you are not sensitive to sulphur you most probably will not recognise them at all. Unfortunately, I am. But the tasty chocolatey note pops up towards the end again as if it wants to soothe the pain. Water strengthens the sulphurous notes both in the nose and on the palate so use it only if you like the smell of hell...
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ThinLizzy scored this whisky 90 points
Steven79 scored this whisky 87 points
rpvdwel scored this whisky 87 points
diamond2000 scored this whisky 90 points
Aroma: caramel, condensed milk, sweet oranges and their peel, autumn leaves, salt, minerals, lime, coniferous branches, smoke in the background, locksmith, used engine oil, a little sulfur; all this, coupled with menthol freshness and sea breeze. The aroma is very thick but not thorny for its strength.
Taste: dense, sweet and spicy: chocolates, honey, ginger, cinnamon, coffee with milk, orange peel, red pepper, smoked meat, salt, minerality, a bit bitter herbal infusion.
Finish: long, slowly fading, caramel, minerals, honey, needles, unrefined oil, wax, spices in the background.
Rating: 90
The result: a great barrel batch! And the whole Springbank as all of Scotland is in one glass, very diverse ... I tried Batch 11 head-on, there are differences in small nuances, and the WB doesn’t jump from batch to batch. So the line Cask Strength can be safely recommended for purchase.toklian scored this whisky 87 points
N21 P22 F22 B22Falnor scored this whisky 85 points
Again a great and affordable dram back in the days. There are batch differences, but all are good.Joe Karacho scored this whisky 89 points
Grubby dirty, nonetheless round sherry jumper and an absolute recommendation for just this price-
Strong nose, vegetables, Springer compost / cowshed, smoke and sherry, some dark fruit sweetness, alcohol well integrated
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Dirty sherry, sweet, woody-oaky, round
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Long, here again the sweetish, dark-fruited sherry, dries neatly to the end
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RichardMayston scored this whisky 50 points
Not my thing, avoid.-
Bandaid medicinal
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Alcohol burn, slight peat
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Vibrant grass
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Othorion scored this whisky 89 points
Class Malt, super PLV-
Peach, "dirty sweetness" typical Springbank, light smoke, burned matches, lemongrass, vanilla, wild honey, black tea, moist hay, salty sea breeze, the full program. Very complex and with each Verriechen I find here new nuances!
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Black pepper, red apples, leather, delicate tobacco notes, salty, herbal sweets, peach, earthy, cocoa powder, honey, dark chocolate,
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Long, salty, now again smoke, citrus notes, dark chocolate, herbs, black pepper and dry
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pelle86 scored this whisky 89 points
LukasJakubDrabek scored this whisky 87 points
Very solid, slightly smoky whisky. My first Springbank at all and love at first glance with this distillery.-
Smoke, smoked meat, gum, caramel, malt, mint.
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Strong sweetness and fullness. The onset is slightly stiff and bitter. Pear and lemon peel. Spice. At the end, cool mint or menthol.
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Persistent alertness and woodiness. Perhaps a bruised blade of grass. Light spice: cloves, anise. And finally mint freshness. Overall enough longing.
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lincolnimp scored this whisky 87 points
Really good profile and nose.lincolnimp scored this whisky 87 points
I like this, good quality Springbank-
Nice nose, fruity & waxy, peach, plum, honey and apple crumble
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Big blast of fruit with a few peat notes and cream.. Orange, plum, and apple with a little gooseberry
The cream remains with a few notes of fruit tart and a little raisin -
Quite long, satisfying with a creamy sweetness,
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Marko_I did not rate this whisky
Great whisky for ~ 60 €, can handle a lot of water, and there you can also independent of the batch what to dare.-
very cozy smoke (less than 10 years), but salty freshness (with a splash of lemon) is there, earth, leather, grain, hay, horse stable, decaying wooden fence, quasi a round on the farm
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Sweetish earthy-smoky, some smoked bacon, drinking cocoa powder (dry), mild pepper, leather, tobacco, some Ricola
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long & strong, bacon, pepper, dark chocolate, tobacco, herbal bitters
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BXpress scored this whisky 88 points
Very good. Can't go wrong with this one.-
Kinda musty, some chocolate and some caramel. Sherry influence is noticeable. Quite salty, some roots, some putty, a little bit of vinegar.
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Salty with quite a bit of tobbacco in the arrival. Gets extremely peppery, with some nice fudge notes. Vanilla, caramel. More phenolic after a few sips. Some moss. Even some wool.
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Long and a little sharp. Salty, earthy, dusty dry. Lemony, grassy after taste.
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LiquidThoughts scored this whisky 87 points
Another great of the people at Springbank, the 15er is superior to me for him.-
Very own maritime peat, salt, fine sherry nuts try to come out, black tea, moss & coastal earth, blueberries and other red too, if only slightly.
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Strong onset, sweet peat comes first with the lightest sherry tones, cranberries, caramel, moss, coast, back the berries and a few shrubs, salt, everything still quite drinkable for 53.2%
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Strong, malt with some peat and red apple with shell, as well as slightly salty citrus notes, medium length
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JacobaEd scored this whisky 86 points
PunxsutawneyPhil scored this whisky 88 points
PunxsutawneyPhil scored this whisky 88 points
I did a comparing between batch 8, 10 & 11.
Compared to batch 11, batch 10 is: More metallic, fresher, has less red fruits, less mint and less honey on the nose. It's more oily than batch 11 on the taste and more red fruit in the finish. I rate them both equally overall.HW74 scored this whisky 91 points
Hvdree scored this whisky 88 points
dramark scored this whisky 88 points
mer1973 scored this whisky 87 points
tkoppelaar scored this whisky 89 points
Wonderful combination of peat, smoke and fruit.-
Peat, smoke, vanilla, wood, honey. Dried meat, ham.
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Starts sweet, lots of fruit, dried fruit, apricot, peach. Finish with peat and some smoke.
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Sweet, long. Peat smoke and fruit.
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Bram84 scored this whisky 86 points
HammerHead scored this whisky 91 points
Edit (april 2021): I drank this botte over 5 years ago, but didn't make detailed tasting notes back then. Luckily I kept a 10 cl sample for furture comparison. As I currently also have a batch 13 opened (for well over 6 months now) it's time to compare these heavily oxidized SB 12's. Btw, to me that's the crux of getting the maximum out of a Springbank 12: let it oxidize extensively!-
Loads and loads of sweet citrus, sweet orange, tangerines, pomelo, lemon. Heavier on the fruits than batch 13, which is more nutty in the nose. Also a bit of salty sea air, eastern spices (cumin, curcumin) and pepper. Of course it's still nutty and only very slightly meaty with a whiff of spent matches (I wouldn't even call this sulfur).
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Again the clear citrus notes from the nose, amplified with spices, pepper and even some cocoa. Compared to batch 13 it's got less of the peppery thang (possibly because of the slightly lower abv).
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Long: here it definitely does go the extra mile compared to b13. Lingering citrussy sweetness and bitterness (sweet pomelo and grapefruit) the eastern spices like cumin, ginger and pepper and dark cocoa bitters. Batch 13 turns slightly ashy in the end, here a balance is kept between the sweetness and bitters.
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afrb scored this whisky 85 points
Quite farmyardy, and a trifle of smoke.Archer scored this whisky 89 points
09/2015Opeth83 scored this whisky 83 points
Something in the nose of this Springbank stands against me, the first reaction was glue, but I do not know if that completely covers the load. For the rest a nice whisky, but not much better than the OB 10y in my memory. O yes and why choose the safe mix of Bourbon and Sherry barrels every time? Take an example to Kilkerran and make a CS Bourbon and Sherry wood.Archer scored this whisky 89 points
Again a great bottling of Springbank. Somehow they never do anything wrong.
With water, the malt opens to the fruity. Straight he offers a great combination of peat and fruity sweetness. Spitzenmäßig.-
The typical Springbank sweetness with a hint of peat. Heather, apricot, peach. Despite the barrel strength, the nose gets through very well.
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The fruity sweetness spreads immediately after contact with the tongue throughout the mouth. Undiluted strong, but not too strong.
The heath herbs continue to claim their space. Peat is to taste in the background, but it is clearly overlaid by the peach.
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Long, very long. The peat is stronger again and retains the upper hand in the end.
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Goethe scored this whisky 88 points
In my opinion very similar to some Bruichladdich and Port Charlotte whiskys. The cow, the lemon, the sea. With water even more complex.
Concerning price/performance ratio: 8/10-
Light smoke and cow dung (maybe some wet burned matches), lemon grass, lemon, sea, hay, sherry, caramel, leather.
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Cow dung and light smoke (you feel like in the middle of a meadow at the Alps with some cows nearby). Sweet, some wasabi.
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Medium. Peaches, caramel, salt, oranges.
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Archer scored this whisky 89 points
Glenladdie scored this whisky 87 points
Maltkanzlei scored this whisky 87 points
With the 12 CS of Springbank you can do absolutely nothing wrong by the bank. Batch 10 is no exception. Again a nice, independent and yet characterful batch.-
Some peat in the nose, no stinker of course, but you can certainly see the peat. Sherrynoten and this unmistakable Springbank distillery character. Slightly dirty and very auspicious.
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In the mouth at the beginning to behave almost something, the alcohol comes after a few seconds in the mouth to bear. Also a bit nutty, not quite as harmonious as previous batches. Pleasantly oily, he feels on the tongue. The peat is there, but the leaders take over the sherries. Wood shades blend subtly into the overall impression. Amazing in the age. As is so often the case with the jumpers, most recently with the Rundlets & Kilderkins and the Longrow Sauternes, I have an involuntary association with menthol cigarettes. On the one hand a nice mentholige freshness, on the other hand, this horny, dirty character with tobacco and leather notes.
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KayMeertens scored this whisky 87 points
These 12 YO cask strengths from Springbank never disappoint, and neither does this one. Instantly recognisable trademark Springbank profile. It's less complex and less in balance than the two preceding batches though and I find its texture a bit less pleasant. As said before, it somehow seems a bit artificial. Nevertheless, it's still a really nice whisky without doubt.-
A thick, but somewhat artificial, tropical fruitiness: A lot of mango, plus papaya, apricot and pineapple. Furthermore a bit of caramel and peat ash. With water some malt, and the bourbon casks add some vanilla.
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More caramel and more peat, but still mango is the most dominant note. Pepper, a little cranberry and a touch of pop corn.
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Mango, peat, peach, caramel and again a little bit of pop corn.
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eleiko5 scored this whisky 86 points
Springbank 12 yo ‘Cask Strength’ (53,2%, OB 2014, Batch 10, ref. 14/532)
Nose: typical Springbank notes like leather and wet chalk, with some zesty grapefruit and brine. Hints of grass. Sharp lemon. Some medicinal notes and smoke. There is however a rounder side to it, a bit of vanilla and dried coconut flakes. Mouth: surprisingly honeyed now. Sweet mint and pepper. Bags of lemon peel. After a while the grassy bitterness takes over and you get gingery notes and juniper. Liquorice and hints of pickle brine. The peat level seems a bit lower than in previous batches. Finish: long, bittersweet, with ashes and a lemon / salt combo.
Springbank really masters this profile. I seemed to like this one more than other batches, maybe because the peat is less prominent. Around € 65.
Score: 86/100
http://www.whiskynotes.be/2015/springbank/springbank-12-years-cask-strength/
Titi94 scored this whisky 89 points
Tasting Notes by WhiskyNotes.be (March 17, /2015):
Nose: typical Springbank notes like leather and wet chalk, with some zesty grapefruit and brine. Hints of grass. Sharp lemon. Some medicinal notes and smoke. There is however a rounder side to it, a bit of vanilla and dried coconut flakes.Mouth: surprisingly honeyed now. Sweet mint and pepper. Bags of lemon peel. After a while the grassy bitterness takes over and you get gingery notes and juniper. Liquorice and hints of pickle brine. The peat level seems a bit lower than in previous batches.Finish: long, bittersweet, with ashes and a lemon / salt combo.Comment: Springbank really masters this profile. I seemed to like this one more than other batches, maybe because the peat is less prominent. Score: 86/100.Drochaid scored this whisky 89 points
The malt for the Springbank 12 Cask Strength is first fixed over peat fire and then over hot air. This process gives it a pleasant smoke note, which, together with flavors of coconut and a slight saltiness, form the basic character. Through the use of exquisite sherry casks, the whisky receives notes of orange, cinnamon and caramel, which make it wonderfully tender and round.ColorOutOfSpace scored this whisky 87 points
it seems to be more closed than 9, but after a few minutes in the glass the nose opens and shines in beauty: peat, lemons, oranges, sherry, salt, leather, strong black tea, vanilla, cake and noticeable oak; the peat level (in taste) is definetly lighter than in its precessor. remarkable texture and body!
the only thing im struggling with at the moment, is maybe the taste. for me it lacks a bit of balance and well known intensity by taste. long gracious finish which really needs to be discovered.so far i liked batch 9 more, batch 10 is very good, but batch 9 was simply great. anyway its still a delicious one and one to be bought blind without regret.Bishlouk scored this whisky 89 points
Still good 12 CS! I find that this one could even be mistaken for a blind Clynelish (the waxy side, perhaps). The sherry leg is here almost nonexistent.
(note made in the context of a face-to-face meeting between batches 6, 7, 8, and 10)-
From the dry apple, a slight waxy smoke. A little iodine, too.
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Sweet, honeyed, a little wise. Fruity bitterness. Yellow fruits dried in the sun. Salted caramel and a bit of wax, also salty.
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Average. Woody appears. The dried fruits go out. Some spices persist, lost in a very fine smoke.
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bert61nl did not rate this whisky
Notes from the distillery!-
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tasting notes for the Springbank 12 year old Cask Strength are:A range of aromas:
Marmalade - Orange zest, zingy, honeycomb and highland toffee, hints of
liquorice and mint chocolates. Let it breathe to reveal a true Springbank
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Very robust & mouth coating, subtle hints of white pepper. Grassy and zesty as the nose suggests. Perfect balance of sherry and then vanilla and oak flavours.
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Salted pretzels & peat. Cocoa - Dark chocolate and coffee beans.
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