Springbank 12-year-old

Overall rating: 88.26/100
votes: 210

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Springbank
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Cask Strength - Batch 15
Bottled: 24.07.2017
Stated Age: 12 years old
Casktype: 70% Sherry & 30% Bourbon Casks
Strength: 56.5 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 750 ml
Bottle code: 17/325
Added on: 08 Aug 2017 12:02 pm by GlenPiWi

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€ 88,05

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Whisky Reviews for Springbank 12-year-old

31 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.26 points

hs305 scored this whisky 90 points
08 Oct 2017 11:30 pm
[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...
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Archer scored this whisky 89 points
02 Sep 2017 11:37 pm
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 that underlines the otherwise otherwise characteristic filthiness. I like the 12CS.

Nose

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 fruits now smell fermented, wet hay and a light Kuhstalldunst make the nose nice and dirty. Still well peppered, now wet, loamy forest soil and wet dog. Juniper.

Taste

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 flavor, the fruits provide a flattering base and prevent tipping away into bitterness. Salty licorice and violet candies, leather notes and coffee beans.

Finish

Long, slightly dry, spicy, honey sweet.
Bram84 scored this whisky 88 points
19 Aug 2017 4:10 pm
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Dris scored this whisky 90 points
17 Oct 2018 1:47 am
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.

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89 89

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89 89

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88 88
didi1893 scored this whisky 89 points
29 Dec 2017 8:22 pm
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.

Nose

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.

Taste

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.

Finish

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.
Palindrome scored this whisky 89 points
03 Aug 2019 12:12 am

One of my fave batches. I like it even more than the 13. I have backups of both. Get it while you can. Reminiscent of the good ole days that are fast passing us by. This tastes like a Springbank from the early 2000's. Nice balance of sweet and peat and some sour which works great. It's all in there. Dunnage goodness. Close your eyes when you drink it and dream of better days ahead or behind . . . if you are anything like me. This one gets THE OWL'S NOD OF APPROVAL. "Fiery the angels rose and as they rose deep thunder roll'd around their shores burning with the fires of . . . Ork ney?" Naw, we're talkin' Campbeltown, me brothers.
VaryingViewpoint scored this whisky 91 points
30 Nov 2017 6:34 am
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.
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Schnappsdrossel scored this whisky 91 points
29 Oct 2017 2:17 am
They are not the same, but if I could distinguish them blindly ...

Nose

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.

Taste

The sweetest so far, red cherries, lilac, camp fires smoke passes by. Batch 14 also a bit "lighter" towards orange / peach.

Finish

Long, fruity, clear smoke. Here, the two do not give much. Coffee, some salt, slightly dry.
DarrenHJA scored this whisky 89 points
07 Jul 2019 9:38 am
Very long finishing.

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Whisky.Hedonist.MY scored this whisky 89 points
07 Jul 2019 3:32 am
Tasted in a private whisky session. Thanks Cheah ST.

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89 89

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