Springbank 13-year-old

Overall rating: 86.14/100
votes: 206

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Springbank
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Green
Bottled: 2015
Stated Age: 13 years old
Casktype: Sherry Casks
Number of bottles: 9000
Strength: 46.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Label: Green Label
Bottle code: 15/433
Barcode: 610854001575
Added on: 29 Oct 2015 7:53 pm by Eneloop2009

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€ 91,36

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Whisky Reviews for Springbank 13-year-old

44 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 86.14 points

peatbogger scored this whisky 90 points
02 Apr 2017 11:42 pm
Very interesting, raw old school profile.

Nose

Rustic, earthy, farmhouse, hay, Singer sewing machine oil and struck matches. Some fruit but I can't say there's much sherry.

Taste

Light but very flavourfull. The earthy grass notes are there mixed with oak. Fat and oily. I love that "made in a small old shed" feeling, which is completely wrong as it's made in a large old "shed".

A little dusty and dirty, which actually is refreshing.

Finish

Nice length with some sweeter notes, a little chocolatte, it stays oily until the end.
thijs100 scored this whisky 88 points
12 Sep 2018 3:05 pm
My only criticism here, is that it probably would've fared even better at a slightly higher strength. Otherwise this is a great dram. Accessible, delicious Springbank.

Nose

Fresh and fruity (apple peel) with notes of tobacco leaves in the background, as well as a certain earthiness. A hint of rubber, as well as notes of ozone. The sherry maturation reveals itself as well, with a dark sweetness, as well as apricots and honey.

Taste

Subtle peat influence, with an even subtler brininess. The palate is quite oily, displaying a sweetness (brown sugar, sultanas), spiciness (black pepper) and bitterness (dark chocolate). Somewaht earthy as well.

Finish

A slight plastic note, but some warm cinnamon as well. Lingering peat.
Goethe scored this whisky 85 points
30 Nov 2017 9:24 pm
Another Green Springbank, this time some sherry maturation. This one get's the "farming Springbank" better delivered than the 12 year old bourbon matured Springbank. This is quite a nice Springbank but something is missing after all, this one is not as round as many other Springbanks.Concerning price/performance ratio: 7/10

Nose

Light smoke and cow dung, oranges, fruits, minerals, sherry (not as dominant compared to the Springbank 12 CS versions), caramel, leather.

Taste

Cow dung and light smoke ("farming Springbank" going into the cowshed direction). Dried fruits, some orangy fruity wasabi.

Finish

Medium. Some peaches, caramel, salt, smoke.
WhiskyLovingPianist scored this whisky 86 points
06 Jun 2017 3:29 am

N: Oily-dry, farmy barley.
T: Strong arrival and development - almost prickly. Really decent barley spirit aged in predominantly bourbon. Some sweet aniseed heralds the finish.
F: Oily grassy>greenish barley with more farmy notes. Drying, a little smoke.
C: Remains solidly decent sip after sip, hour after hour.Scores a B[-]
alectron scored this whisky 86 points
09 May 2017 10:59 am
Single Blind Dram. Springbank vertical tasting, 10.2016

Bottle code was 15/325.

Nose

Mineral, faint smoke, salty, typical modern Springbank, some sherry influence as well, marzipan. (86)

Taste

oily, mineral & faint smoke, more typical Springbank-y-ness, marzipan. (86)

Finish

Meaty, faint sulphur next to the notes from the palate. (87)
Arquebus scored this whisky 80 points
22 Apr 2017 8:23 pm

My bottle was opened on 30th July last year (2016). I'm on the last quarter now. This has a fantastic very engaging nose - all the notes are 'on the edge' and very well balanced. It's complex - I would have guessed there's Bourbon barrels in the mix, there's a fabulous fruitiness which is hard to pin down - because earthiness is also very evident, along with a touch of sherry and oak spices. I'm thinking tinned fruits - apricot? peach? lychee? perhaps fruit salad - in syrup? - but perfumed. Then there's oak spice - damp wood ( but not intrusive) and with time a touch of 'farmyness'.. There's some alchemy going on here!

Perhaps it needs water to open it out a touch - but not for me, not today - I'm enjoying it as it is... Also the bottle has been open a while now, it's had time to breath - so I'm going to stick to it 'as is'....

It's a big arrival - more savoury than the nose suggests, almost chocolatey (dark chocolate). The taste is something different, actually quite dry/ sweet and a tiny touch of bitterness - and also slightly salty . If tasted blind - I might think of Bruichladdich... which I'm perhaps more familiar with. the finish is long and there's a touch of oiliness right at the end - olive oil?

This malt certainly delivers above its age...
kot1803 scored this whisky 87 points
18 Jan 2017 10:12 pm
- Nose
  
  87 87
- Taste
  
  86 86
- Finish
  
  86 86
juju cassoulet scored this whisky 84 points
01 Aug 2019 10:16 pm
I really liked the 12 green Bourbon, let's see this 13 cherry. I let the sample aerate a few weeks.

Nose

85 85

Very discreet, I may have bent over for a blind Talisker.
Even returning to it after a sip he does not speak much.

Taste

84 84

The markers of the distillery are there but without class or opulence. Soft in the mouth without being bad. The alcohol burns a little anyway.

Finish

83 83

Finale not very sexy, carried by an excess of sugar / sherry toffee, I would have expected more oxidative notes after voluntary aeration.
I am quite disappointed by this label that gave hope.
ballunder scored this whisky 88 points
06 Jul 2019 7:04 am

Well this one brings the whole farmyard with it, including the pigs and chickens ;-) Some salt and iodine mixed in there with the peat. Sherry influence is subdued but does come through with some tangy, bitter, dark chocolate notes. Mild finish. Too bad it isn't cask strength.
PunxsutawneyPhil scored this whisky 87 points
15 Jun 2019 8:06 pm
Great nose, but a let down in the taste and finish IMHO.

Nose

91 91

earth, metallic, some musty red fruit, apricot, banana, coconut, oak,

Taste

86 86

Some red fruit, some metal, earthy, some oak, some coconut

Finish

85 85

Somewhat bitter and very dry in the end. Medium long, old red fruit, oak, and earth fade slowly

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