Springbank 12-year-old

Name: Springbank 12-year-old
Brand: Springbank
SKU: 64002
Rating: 87.62 (281 reviews)

Overall rating: 87.62/100
votes: 281

Whiskybase ID: WB64002
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Springbank
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

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Whisky Reviews for Springbank 12-year-old

53 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 87.62 points

Archer scored this whisky 89 points
06 Aug 2015 8:44 pm
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.

Nose

89 89

The typical Springbank sweetness with a hint of peat. Heather, apricot, peach. Despite the barrel strength, the nose gets through very well.

Taste

88 88

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.
Dry.

Finish

89 89

Long, very long. The peat is stronger again and retains the upper hand in the end.
hs305 scored this whisky 83 points
01 Oct 2019 9:59 pm
[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...

Nose

83 83

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.

Taste

85 85

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.

Finish

82 82

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...
HammerHead scored this whisky 91 points
24 Nov 2015 9:41 pm
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!

Nose

90 90

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).

Taste

89 89

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).

Finish

92 92

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.
penumbra scored this whisky 90 points
06 Mar 2020 4:48 am
A relatively clean and extremely comfortable 12 CS

Nose

Dehydrated vegetables, grains and oils, air fresheners, cranberries, peat are more obvious, ham oil, salty.

Taste

Cranberries, cranberries, pyrotechnic embers, peat, charcoal, salt, oily nuts.

Finish

Long, salty, gray chimney, blackberry, black clever.
LukasJakubDrabek scored this whisky 87 points
25 Mar 2017 1:57 pm
Very solid, slightly smoky whisky. My first Springbank at all and love at first glance with this distillery.

Nose

Smoke, smoked meat, gum, caramel, malt, mint.

Taste

Strong sweetness and fullness. The onset is slightly stiff and bitter. Pear and lemon peel. Spice. At the end, cool mint or menthol.

Finish

Persistent alertness and woodiness. Perhaps a bruised blade of grass. Light spice: cloves, anise. And finally mint freshness. Overall enough longing.
TuduriLCW scored this whisky 89 points
20 Sep 2021 1:59 pm
Nose

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!

Taste

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.

Finish

A nice moderate finish but rich in aromas, the yellow fruit carried by the saline notes.
Ninofdram scored this whisky 87 points
03 Mar 2021 3:42 pm
Nose

86 86

Taste

87 87

Finish

87 87
Mapl scored this whisky 85 points
06 Nov 2020 3:51 pm
Nose

86 86

Taste

84 84

Finish

84 84
Dominique69 scored this whisky 88 points
26 Oct 2020 12:45 am
Nose

88 88

Taste

88 88

Finish

87 87
Daan Tje scored this whisky 88 points
16 Nov 2019 1:10 am
Nose

87 87

Taste

89 89

Finish

89 89

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