Foudos scored this whisky 87 points 
Springbank 12-year-old
- Whiskybase ID
- WB99298
- Category
- Single Malt
- Distillery
- Bottler
- Distillery Bottling
- Bottling serie
- Cask Strength
- Bottled
- 24.07.2017
- Stated Age
- 12 years old
- Casktype
- 70% Sherry & 30% Bourbon Casks
- Casknumber
- Batch 15
- Strength
- 56.5 % Vol.
- Size
- 700 ml 750 ml
- Bottle code
- 17/325
- Added on
- 08 aug 2017 12:02 pm by GlenPiWi
Average value
€ 124.41
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Whisky reviews for Springbank 12-year-old
58 users have left 62 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 88.40 points.
Foudos scored this whisky 87 points
Sjaak92 scored this whisky 88 points
WhiskyPEATer scored this whisky 90 points
geriud scored this whisky 88 points
gaboruso scored this whisky 89 points
Tomek scored this whisky 87 points
Aroma: sweet, dried fruit, herbs, delicate peat, sea breeze
Taste: more sea here, fruit a bit withdrawn, slightly peaty, cherries
Finish: grain, sea, fruit
Grade: 5zzqfyl scored this whisky 90 points
Thermidor scored this whisky 86 points
I was hoping for quite a bit more based on the reviews, but to me this is a standard SB12 CS with nothing special about it. Good, but not great, and not worth more than its original retail price.
I prefer the 10yo OB.-
This is much as you'd expect from SB12 CS with the same label regardless of batch number, but luckily there is no rubber or other off notes to be found. Instead, underneath the usual SB smoke and dirty sherry, the marzipan, flints, butter and burnt circuits, there's a noticeable medicinal undercurrent that reminds me of Longrow. The end result is likable, but...
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...I'm not on fire about this taste. It's good enough, but depth and complexity don't match a 90 point malt, without water or with. Chalky, funky, smoky, oily, and even sandy start. Then the sherry comes in, and finally the medicinal touch the nose promised. At 12yo it still feels a bit restless, though.
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Tight, peppery, oily finish. Dry licorice and faint chalk.
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MLE scored this whisky 88 points
elipszis scored this whisky 88 points
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salty
iodine
sulfur
nettle tea
vegetables
black smoke
toffee
strawberry yogurt -
salty
vegetables
sherry
bitter!
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black radish
bitter
medium short
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Tastingbros scored this whisky 90 points
Full review here:
https://tastingbros.com/2021/04/21/another-springbank-little-duo/sarthur71 scored this whisky 88 points
Schafranek scored this whisky 88 points
ffmdino did not rate this whisky
it is special but i like it
the nose has typical spring banknotes for me
with water and time he wins-
Smoke, dirty, cheesy, a little more sherry, earthy, hay ?, damp forest floor after rain, dirty, sulfur, red notes, workshop
with 1920s: warm, vinous, sherry, old oak (great)
with water: slightly burnt sugar, sweeter, more earth, sour cherry compote / jam, minimal vanilla, sparkling, light cowshed, milk chocolate, great sherry -
soft, round, oily on the palate
dirty, slightly chemical, pepper, bitter nuts, leather (tart / freshly tanned), slightly tart honey, workshop, light
with water: softer, currant, becomes very nutty (peanut), tart, car tires, oil, slightly milky, sherry -
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Motor oil / workshop, bitter-nutty, oak (slightly scruffy), a lot of red berries (currant), espresso, minimal oak, rubber abrasion
with water: oil, tart, sherry sweetness, workshop, dirty, a strange note that fits
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OJK scored this whisky 90 points
Funk and fruit, with plenty of sherry richness, without muting the distillate underneath. Oranges and tobacco, nougat, raisins and cream, and smoky wet earth evolving into a spicy cinnamon finish.Roland7 scored this whisky 84 points
Lollipops, lemonade, citrus fruits, honey, cherries, green tea, cookies, marzipan, grain, wood shavings, paint, mastic.Макс scored this whisky 89 points
DennisV scored this whisky 90 points
Teresa scored this whisky 87 points
etwa77 scored this whisky 91 points
totally in sync with Archer’s descriptors.. only to add my surprise at the lack of smoke and of the proverbial funk.. very clean, very elegant, very un-sulphuric whisky, if this is a word in malt-language.. a shit-ton of vanilla in the nose.. bitter sweet and savoury in the mouth and a very long and powerful finish on dark spices and ground coffee
edit: the smoke and the funk.. they come after the bottle is left to breathe for awhile..
excellent dram! + 1 pointvalasios scored this whisky 91 points
WhiskyLovingPianist scored this whisky 89 points
N: This follows on so nicely from the 12yo Kilkerran and that 10yo Edradour that we were initially convinced was Kilkerran’s 8yo [WLP]. This is the richest Springbank I’ve had for some time, boozy and bready with solid not overt sherry. With a bottle you’d discover all sorts within.
T: Lush, rich husky > ppm. The strength sustains with dried fruits on the turn.
F: A fruity barley base conclusion.
C: Can you imagine this after 20 cellar years? Gorgeously rich, simples, faultless. Scores 89 points, easily.Palindrome scored this whisky 90 points
I like this nearly as much as Batch One. Lovely sherry wood, although much of it is worn out from being refilled. This made the whisky very old school tasting. That practice seems to have been done quite a bit in the 70's. This left the spirit more free of wood influence plus I think bigger casks were used in the 70's oftentimes. I'm not saying big casks were used for this bottling, however. Just by way of comparison. This one doesn't have much wood influence. Very leathery. I sometimes like wood influence a lot, but in this case everything comes together nicely.33rdCASK scored this whisky 88 points
TsiAI scored this whisky 89 points
Room temperature when drinking: 25 ℃
Looking at Eyes: Golden smelling Nose: Obviously Shirley is on top, and Bourbon is pressed under him. At first, it was a large area of Shirley. The dried fruit, nuts (walnut crisp, roasted almonds), preserved fruit, jam cream cake, are orange to red fruits, slightly raw and lively. In the middle is the fermented dough, a trace of stinky mandarin fish, hairy tofu, the mild smell of blue cheese, and bacon stir-fry. At the end, a creamy smoothie of honeydew melon, fresh yellow peach, fig and coconut green (additional points) are extremely popular. A dozen minutes later, I heard about coconut sugar, red dates and souffle. The degree of integration is quite high.
Taste Palate: Good milk, good milk, coconut sugar, double skin milk, fresh coconut meat, figs, all kinds of fresh milk products. Moderately sweet, dirty motor oil, a large pit that is regarded as a pile of debris, stinky tofu juice, a bit of salty bitterness, turbidity up
Finish: Medium, spicy woody, toffee, greasy, orange-skinned wine Body: Medium, fat sensation, rich meat, chewy
Nose: 88/100
Palate: 88/100
Finish: 87/100
Body: 91/100
Overall: 88.5 / 100
Overall: The fighting strength of 5ml exceeds that of King Frieza, but it can actually be a little more dirty.penumbra scored this whisky 86 points
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Fruits such as cherries, plums, etc. that have matured to their own branches, strong vanilla, malt, nuts, soda crackers, hard cake bottoms, and other common bourbon barrel flavors are more obvious than I thought. With each other, bananas, gummies, peppers wrapped in fat, whole milk, salt water, cherry syrup, tanned leather, overall, compared with the previous black label 12CS, it is significantly higher than honey and fruit sugar. Sweetness
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It is fuller and more oily.
Honey, all kinds of fruit candy, mango, banana, vanilla, frosting, milk, salted butter, salted cheese, peat, pepper. -
Long-term, kerosene, caramel, salt, fruity.
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triskal83 scored this whisky 88 points
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First impression glue for shoe soles or leather! Ok animal ..... I don't go to the cowshed with a pigsty (it doesn't smell of wet fur). The glue turns into bitter bile juice, my nose is directly above the slurry tank ....
I have malt too, but ferment like an unbaked bread ...
and truck tarpaulin / dirty vinyl I smell!
(The pig transporter is here)
Then comes sweet fruitiness, an approach of exoticism, but before that .... silage, hay, grass and herbs
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And then it gets really good, opens immediately in the mouth through the flowing saliva.
Take 2 sweets (more 3 = 2x lemon + 1x orange) apricot, methol, candied orange zest, ripe pineapple, glucose, raspberry spirit I had in addition to the flavors already described, maybe also cherry and plum brandy. -
No trace of musty, but the alcohol is there!
Dextrose, apricot and menthol remain.
Now that the glass is empty, the plum comes out properly and also raisins, lemon and orange peel with powdered sugar in the nose ...
I am somehow thinking about Christmas stollen again ..
.... beautiful whisky ....
Beautiful transformations ...
..at least three metamorphoses, maybe even five if you take your time ...
But for 90 points he should, in my opinion, be at least five years older.
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Andytka3 scored this whisky 88 points
N- The 'hmm, something special' from Springbank's kind of scents as usual. Deep and dark charred oak and edgy caramel that leads to broad zesty width. Thick plasticine, bold seasoned oak, heavy sherry with classic resin notes, zigzag with dried ripe citrus, peat and seasoned bung cloth nuances. Marsala Coffee and absolutely fishy mussel. Some curious floral, nail polish remover, antiseptic and bandage tape. (90/22)
P- Hazelnut coffee, alluring sherry with buttery vanilla sweet. Puffy umami smokes swims on the good strength effortlessly, salted nut and perhaps also almond. (89/22)
F- Long, a dram that make you thirsty, honey-ed brandy with dried fruits with carbon on the retro-hale. (90/22)
B/B- 90/22
Weighted Rate - 88pt
Cr-1, Fr-2 Fl-2, Pt-2, Ft-2, Sp-0, Wd-3, Wn-3, Sc-2
— at The Whisky Bar, Kuala Lumpur.-
N- The 'hmm, something special' from Springbank's kind of scents as usual. Deep and dark charred oak and edgy caramel that leads to broad zesty width. Thick plasticine, bold seasoned oak, heavy sherry with classic resin notes, zigzag with dried ripe citrus, peat and seasoned bung cloth nuances. Marsala Coffee and absolutely fishy mussel. Some curious floral, nail polish remover, antiseptic and bandage tape. (90/22)
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P- Hazelnut coffee, alluring sherry with buttery vanilla sweet. Puffy umami smokes swims on the good strength effortlessly, salted nut and perhaps also almond. (89/22)
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F- Long, a dram that make you thirsty, honey-ed brandy with dried fruits with carbon on the retro-hale. (90/22)
B/B- 90/22
Weighted Rate - 88pt
Cr-1, Fr-2 Fl-2, Pt-2, Ft-2, Sp-0, Wd-3, Wn-3, Sc-2
— at The Whisky Bar, Kuala Lumpur.
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IIIZIII scored this whisky 89 points
SFWC scored this whisky 81 points
Sulphur.ThinLizzy scored this whisky 89 points
Palindrome scored this whisky 90 points
I think this is my favorite batch in a long long time. I've been buying the 12 CS'ers since they first came out, avoiding the sulfuric ones like the plague. The rest will always find a place on my shelf. This one is so old skool with vintage leather, just the right balance of spices. There's paraffin in there like the 16 Local Barley along with wet pumice, apple strudel, whipping cream, salt, caramel apple, ozone, and cinnamon.
The palate is drinkable without water, but a little helps to round things out. I'm left with leather and paraffin on the tongue, moving from the back to the tip. Not as much side stimulation on the sides of one's tongue as with some older batches. This usually means more oak tanins.
Marshmallow and drizzled caramel on ice cream also comes out with some water. If you drink it neat, you get some bitter grass sap, but that's just a few cells on the tip of your tongue giving up the ghost. Not to worry, there are more where those came from.
Drinking good whisky is all about regeneration and culling the old for the new. The finish on this one can go sharp without water, as I've said. It almost tastes a little bit sulfuric, but this depends upon what I've eaten an hour or so earlier. Food and drink can affect the taste of a whisky. I think this one goes nicely with honey and butter on toast in the evening as a late night snack. It also goes quite nicely with English Breakfast tea and milk. I guess that sounds silly. I've had this dram in the morning, as well. It's a great "go-to" Springer. Stock up while you can. *Tea and crumpets optional.* So also is a copy of The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen:
"There was a glow in the sky as if great furnace doors were opened. But all the afternoon his eyes had looked on glamour; he had strayed in fairyland. The holidays were nearly done, and Lucian Taylor had gone out resolved to lose himself, to discover strange hills and prospects that he had never seen before. The air was still, breathless, exhausted after heavy rain, and the clouds looked as if they had been molded of lead. No breeze blew upon the hill, and down in the well of the valley not a dry leaf stirred, not a bough shook in all the dark January woods. . . ."ConvalRen scored this whisky 89 points
Very long finishing.Whisky.Hedonist.MY scored this whisky 89 points
Tasted in a private whisky session. Thanks Cheah ST.PunxsutawneyPhil scored this whisky 90 points
Tasted this along side batch 16 (105550). This is very good overall. But the CS12 standard is exceptionally high and this does only just qualify IMHO.
The best part is the powerful explosion of taste which we so love about this expression. The finish is it's weakest point.
I liked Batch 16 better.
I did a quick comparison with Batch 9 (my favorite so far) and I think that's still better in every aspect.-
Salt, honey, crushed seashells, ginger, earth tones, hay, caramel, some red fruit, some yellow fruit, faint peat,
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Powerful, strong, oily. Hay, then salt, then sweet honey, quickly followed by earth tones that fill the mouth, dragging some red and yellow fruits covered in caramel behind it. Then the Springbank peat covers it all
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Long, only slightly bitter and quite drying. The peat sticks to the mouth, the caramel comes in ever smaller waves, some over ripe red fruit dies in the back of the tongue. Hay and honey make a faint and short appearance.
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Beiredelarue scored this whisky 86 points
Bottle already halfway. Maybe 6-9 months open. Not a connaisseur...-
(Medicinal) Alcohol, Light, fresh, grass, flowery, some fruits, a hint of smoke, gets stronger after a while, very balanced
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Alcohol, (Toasted) Bread, dried fruit, candy, sugarcane, spices & typical springbank smoke allthough gets a bit overpowered by the alcohol, bites on the tongue (even with water). Not very complex.
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Medium to long, alcohol and some smoke, then finishes sweet. Dried fruits.
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mer1973 scored this whisky 88 points
Bam scored this whisky 89 points
An extremely multi-layered malt, rightly idiosyncratic flavor combinations, certainly not for every day, but one in which you can still discover new things after 10 drams.-
First, a malty sweetness rises in the nose, followed by forest honey with fruity notes, peach, lemon and spices like ginger. After that, light smoke with maritime notes appears. A very own touch can be felt, Kuhstall. Damp forest floor. Echoes of milk chocolate. Slightly mineral.
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Pappsüß comes the whisky on the tongue, the forest honey is immediately there, the lemon and the peach, immediately afterwards a combination of smoke and oak. Both are clearly stronger on the tongue than in the nose. Incredibly beautiful, oily mouthfeel, slight tingle.
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Very astringent, the whole mouth contracts, the citrus notes are stuck in the cheeks, the tingling gets stronger. The spices and milk chocolate are getting more and more, and at the very end slightly bitter oak remains, unbelievably long.
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Dris scored this whisky 89 points
An outstanding example of the capabilities of springbank. A funky and minerally dram that is yet inviting and comforting. Perfect balance between the savory and sweet aromas. This is my favourite edition f the 12yo so far, it reminds me of the older style of springbank. This complexity and balance is truly remarkable at this age. It's silky on the palate and does not require much water.
H2H with batch 5 & 16.kot1803 scored this whisky 85 points
asmazda scored this whisky 90 points
For a 12 year old and the price this is fantastic. Haven't tried many batches, but out of the 2017 and 2018 batches this one is in a different league. I will try again with water and see if it helps more than it hurts.-
Initially cherry, vanilla, fresh cream, and peat, then turns tropical (mangos and bananas) with engine grease, some burnt caramel and mineral notes from time to time. The nose is soft but quite complex. Perhaps some water would make it sing louder, but I hate adding water.
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Cinnamon pecan sticky buns, malt and peat, mango, bitter walnut skin, and chili pepper. Fairly rich and perfect level of peat, but not as complex as the nose and it's borderline too bitter (but much better than their core range 15YO I have had).
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Long, spicy, dark chocolate, salted caramel, and smoke.
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mr_barleycorn scored this whisky 89 points
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Als erstes strömen helle Früchte in die Nase mit Aromen von Trauben, Aprikosen und Äpfeln. Gleichzeitig baut sich eine angenehme Süße auf, die von maritimen Noten unterstützt wird und so schön voll herüber kommt. Auch der Torfrauch ist deutlich zu vernehmen, aber er überlagert die anderen Aromen nicht. Mit der Zeit und etwas Sauerstoff ändert sich der erste recht fruchtige Eindruck recht deutlich erdigen Noten, Walnüssen und die Assoziation vom Geruch von Pappeln tut sich auf. Habe das noch nie bei einem Whisky gerochen.
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Schön ölig auf der Zunge und kräftig im Antritt. Wieder ist der Springer zu Beginn recht fruchtig und entwickelt sich dann. Sehr interessant. Die Nase wird anfangs recht gut widergespiegelt und ich finde die Aprikosen und Äpfel wieder. Natürlich ist da auch der Rauch. Es kommen mit der Zeit Butterkekse, Ingwer und Pfeffer, eine schöne Malzigkeit und leicht bittere Walnussaromen zum Vorschein.
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Lang, wärmend, ölig, Karamell, Honigsüße, mit einem langen Prickeln und leichter Bitterkeit zum Ende hin.
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DenisLeonov scored this whisky 88 points
Balance.22 Excellent moth, for your money is so very good.88-
Baking, peanut shells, sour fruits, caramel, barley and a little peat.22
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Spicy, fruity and milky.22
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Finish is dry and spicy, the fruity quickly goes into bitterness, but a couple of drops of water it solve.22
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MGHOW scored this whisky 86 points
Dry...peat...dry...peat...dry...peat.....give me some sweetness baby!MGHOW scored this whisky 86 points
Just when you thought you knew what to expect from these 12 year old CS's from Springbank they throw this smoldering peat bomb at you.
Totally different to any previous CS or even any Springbank I have ever tried, this is trying to rival Lagavulin 12 CS or Ardbeg for peat levels.For me it's a good effort but the dryness and lack of fruity sherry sweetness of the previous batches makes this one slightly harder work than previous batches.
I'd give it 87.didi1893 scored this whisky 89 points
Tasty, just delicious. The nose deceives and suggests an intense and fruity taste, but thought wrong! The without warning exploding pepper charge and the resulting sharpness make the palate and the tongue glow! Actually, I'm not a fan of sulfur notes, but in this bottling, the sulfur is pleasant and not disturbing involved. A fine and delicious filling, I like it.-
Immediately after pouring musty and meringled aroma flows out of the glass. A few moments later roasting aromas and chopped nuts break through the initial "dirty" nose, followed by sweet fruits and a hint of butter biscuit. A scent of apricot, apple, honeydew melon and dates mixes with a hint of citrus and malted, slightly roasted cereals. Do I smell caramel and milk chocolate? A touch of sulfur arises and ends in musty cowshed and decayed wood in damp soil. Sweet and a little vanilla permeate again and again the subtle sulfur, the roasted hazelnuts and almonds become more dominant. With this tasty mixture of nuts, dark fruit and musty mold in the nose follows the first sip.
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Holla the forest fairy! For the first moment, the first sip runs harmoniously and mildly through the palate, until suddenly a charge of pepper and sharpness on the tongue suddenly explodes! The tongue and lips glow, black pepper and salt envelop the tongue and heat it up properly. Woody sharpness slides on the palate, tart wood tones exude their dark aroma. A little licorice and grapefruit penetrate the dominant wood elements, a touch of sulfur or mildew arises. A subtle smoky note and a pinch of earth or peat are distributed on the palate. Deep in the background are dark and dried berries, wet leather mixes with wet tobacco leaves and freshly brewed espresso. The subtle bitter aromas soon give way to sweet chocolate and spicy wood tones. The sharpness fades away slowly and with an aroma of old walnuts and dark chocolate, the taste goes into the aftertaste.
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Tart, slightly bitter wood tones and intense milk chocolate start the aftertaste. The initially intense espresso aroma slowly gives way to the dark and old walnuts, the warm and subtle smoky notes become more intense. Sweet notes of fruit and chocolate alternate with sulfur, rotten oak and smoke. This very interesting and tasty combination sounds slow and leaves a fine nut milk chocolate note on the tongue.
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ctu scored this whisky 88 points
Usually another high standard in this series.-
Vanilla, herbals, grass, waxy fruits, sherry and pepper.
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Powerful, creamy. Sweet fruits, peat and ash, pepper and salt.
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Long, sweet, spicy.
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Willum scored this whisky 87 points
VaryingViewpoint scored this whisky 91 points
Incredible nose on this one; rich sweet malt with thick vanilla with soft fruity sensation. Hard to stop noising.
Palate; sweet full malty richness with condensed mango, caramel, with light spices.Medium finish with richness that lingers with a touch of dryness on the end .
A real beauty. No heat on the nose or palate.
The best bang for the buck as it was only $89cnd. WOW!
Edit: I very slight bitterness has creeped in on the back end of the finish near the end of the bottle after 5 weeks of being opened. Score reduced down from 92 to 91.Hvdree scored this whisky 87 points
Erik Elixir scored this whisky 88 points
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Almond paste, waxy, briny, pepper and nice sherry influence.
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Briny, exotic fruity notes, some raisins and dark chocolate. Spices like cloves and pepper. When taking a bigger sip: very powerfull and a whiff of sulpher. Classic profile!
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Drying with pepper, vanilla and some fruits.
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Maurice_M2 scored this whisky 87 points
Erik1908 scored this whisky 89 points
Without a shadow of the doubt; this is Springbank. I had not opened a Springbank bottle for some time, but "this feels like coming home". I am not a peat lover (think Islay), but this peat stays very much in the background. It's there but does not want a seat at the front row.
The nose is great. The first taste as well as the body is a combination of a bit of peat combined with sweatness and some spicey flavours. The finish is mid-long.
Springbank has done it again.Erik1908 scored this whisky 89 points
DocF scored this whisky 91 points
They are not the same, but if I could distinguish them blindly ...-
Sweet, smoky, campfire, sweet red apple, pear, earth, batch 14 has significantly less apple, but juicy canned peach, in batch 15 it goes towards honeysuckle / lilac.
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The sweetest so far, red cherries, lilac, camp fires smoke passes by. Batch 14 also a bit "lighter" towards orange / peach.
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Long, fruity, clear smoke. Here, the two do not give much. Coffee, some salt, slightly dry.
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KayMeertens scored this whisky 89 points
Another great batch, a very sherried one. A much cleaner and smoother sherry style than batch 14, completely different. 88/89. Still a great bang-for-your-buck Springbank.-
Cherry, mango, peat, pineapple, minerals, caramel balls in powder sugar and a whiff of banana.
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Cherry, peat, toffee, mango, pineapple and pepper.
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Mango, peat, toffee and dark chocolate.
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hs305 scored this whisky 90 points
[October 2017] The Springbank 12-year old Cask Strength editions are the best bang for your bucks you can get from this legendary distillery. Some of them are truly great but all are above average (at least the ones I tried so far)...
The colour is old gold and the texture shows slow legs and late tears. The nose is delicate and complex on nice herbal-grassy-fruity aromas in great balance. It is not bold but it is really interesting to explore. The mouthfeel is excellent: warming and coating with no distracting moments, I like that! This is what careful distilled whiskies can offer (if the stills are not rushed to maximise throughput). The taste is...delicious! No, I do not describe it here - simply find it out yourself if you dare! And the finish is long, barley sweet and offers the same high complexity as the taste (herbs, spices, fruits, sugars and more). Water opens up both the nose and taste that offer even more aromas and flavours - but I like this dram both neat and reduced with some water. This is a great example how a high quality whisky changes with water added but still stays a high quality dram.
I have to buy a bottle or two to save it for later. Another great and affordable release of this lovely distillery. ...and I will tell this to the staff in person at my next visit there - that is planned and booked already...ovanpuyvelde scored this whisky 88 points
Archer scored this whisky 90 points
Archer scored this whisky 90 points
A fascinating whisky. In the basic character, the individual batches are not great, but you can always find something special that sets one batch apart from the other. Here it is a slight touch of Kuhstallgeruch, which underlines the otherwise otherwise characteristic filthiness.
I like the 12CS.-
A sneaky nose. The scent of dried apricots and dates, mixed with sea salt, pepper and curry spice and garnished with a vanilla pod weighs one at first for certain, one thinks of well-known 12CS terrain. But then: the previously dried fruit smell fermented now, wet hay and a light Kuhstalldunst make the nose nice and dirty. Still well peppered, now wet, loamy forest soil and wet dog. Juniper.
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Very strong, sherry-sweet start with a good portion of salt. Wild herbs and pepper provide the spice, honey and tropical fruits (tangerines, oranges) for the sweetness. In the foreground is the spicy seasoning, the fruits provide a flattering base and prevent tipping away into bitterness.
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Long, slightly dry, spicy, honey sweet.
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Goethe scored this whisky 88 points
In my opinion very similar to some Bruichladdich and Port Charlotte whiskys. It's the neighbourhood. The cow, the citrus, the sea. With water even more complex. This one lost some sweetness to batch 14.
Concerning price/performance ratio: 9/10-
Light smoke and cow dung (yea...some burned matches), oranges, some minerals, sherry, 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 as in all other batches). Sweet, some wasabi.
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Medium to long. Peaches, caramel, salt, oranges.
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Bram84 scored this whisky 88 points
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