Description
This release of the 12 Year was remarkably gentle for a cask strength whisky, with a mild sweetness and plenty of classic Springbank metallic, heathery, and maritime notes.
It was lovely to see classic distillery notes stand out so well from the mix of casks.
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Nose Red fruits and orchard fruits with leather belts and copper top batteries— Batman doing some apple picking? More orange marmalade, lamp oil, and sooty oil lamp housings with time.
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Taste Medium-bodied with wispy smoke, copper top batteries, mellow fruity marmalade, heather, motor oil, charred wood, and more heather with dried grass toward the end.
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Finish Medium-length with nougat and smoke among dried fruits and roasted nuts— a premium trail mix.
