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02Q4 - SPRINGBANK 10 Longrow Sherry [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bluff |
gold |
"sherry caramel, peaty yet sweet butterscotch" |
any one of the juggies |
"complex, sweet and lingering saltiness" |
not as salty as expected for a Campbelltown |
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Bop |
sandy brown |
"butterscotch, rum then vanilla" |
Lively |
|
somewhat salty mostly faux |
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Cyclone |
clear amber |
"grass, hay iodine" |
thick confident |
"sweet candy cane, Jennifer Aniston" |
"sweet Coating, lingering" |
very good one of the best palates I've had |
02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Irving |
brown |
dark wood |
Boom! Heavy cedar |
salty dry |
easy gradual |
"unexpected body, not very peaty" |
02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Lakeview |
autumn rain |
gouds sherry |
|
smooth like silk |
quick powerful |
a very nice scotch worthy of my collection |
02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Tao |
Goldenrod much darker |
nutty |
full |
Malty caramel |
A Little hot |
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
11Q3 - SPRINGBANK 10 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bluff |
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really wonderful....petroleum hint of smoke char |
wild and hot |
rich and oily....heat pepper light on salt....wished I had more to sample |
lngering campfire warm |
Preferred over talisker 10. i miss the 21. |
11Q3-B Funk
October 1st, 2011 |
Bop |
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Long nose pull is rewarded with an Eden like experience |
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Too hot. Not enough of that spring bank oil that I like. |
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I cut it and it went totally dead. Very disappointing. |
11Q3-B Funk
October 1st, 2011 |
19Q4 - SPRINGBANK 11 yo Red Longrow [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bop |
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Cherry |
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Dry - probably from the pinot noir |
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I liked it more than most at the meeting. I think the pinot influence masks some traditional Campbeltown impact but this is fun, unique idea that I think works. |
19Q4-Stretch
January 25th, 2020 |
02Q4 - SPRINGBANK 12 Rumwood [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bluff |
pale yellow |
butterscotch rum |
medium to full |
briny rum notes |
initially sweet finishes warm & salty |
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Bop |
grey |
butterscotch rum |
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hollow perhaps to good finish |
somewhat like a cask strength |
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Cyclone |
golden |
iodine salt |
tall & easy early Brinkley |
strong |
attack and retreat |
Iowa State Football |
02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Irving |
light brown |
"iodine, flowers sweet" |
strong light soapy |
rich |
gentle lingering heat |
"can't stop nosing it, add water" |
02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Lakeview |
pale yellow |
rum iodine |
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hot tangy |
lingering medicinal |
A sub par effort by Springbank |
02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Tao |
Pale Golden |
airplane glue |
Firery - the red head on GAP ads |
not enough to go over the alcohol |
lingering |
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
00Q4 - SPRINGBANK 12 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bop |
Orange tinged |
Sportscreme with an edge of rubber gym shoes. |
Heavy Spicy, burnt, edgy, warm |
Dry - but coats your mouth |
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00Q4-Bop
December 2nd, 2000 |
Centennial |
Brown |
caramel |
Heavy |
Salty |
Edgy/sharp |
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00Q4-Bop
December 2nd, 2000 |
Lakeview |
Brown |
Burnt grass/leaves from a fresh tree. That "new ca |
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Tangy, salty |
Warm, coats the throat |
(During blind tasting) Good, but no (Macallan).
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00Q4-Bop
December 2nd, 2000 |
02Q4 - SPRINGBANK 15 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bluff |
copper |
"sherry, iodine, light peat balanced whiff of smok |
medium |
lightly sweet briny oily & chocolately |
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Bop |
copper w/ bright hue |
light floor polish |
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petroleum, oily - distinctive |
tennis shoe - Springbank signature flavor |
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Cyclone |
redwood |
soapy sweet |
bold strong |
peppery sweet |
like a gentle handshake |
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Irving |
light brown w/ tinge of red |
medicinal cardboard cleaning solution |
sherry |
|
lingering sherry |
"A lot of sherry, Not a lot of depth" |
02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Lakeview |
runny rustic |
carmel sherry |
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full |
fantastic inviting grasping then ends |
A much better effort nice w/ a drop of water
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
Tao |
Halle Berry |
Locust & Wild Honey |
Halle Berry |
Sherry Port over whiskey |
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02Q4-Bluff
December 13th, 2002 |
04Q1 - SPRINGBANK 15 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bluff |
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Caramel, slight smoke, heather |
Full, rounded legs |
Salty, slight petrol, initially sweet |
Warm, smooth, comforting |
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
Bop |
|
Oily; light smoke |
Creamy |
Oily |
Sharp at first but pretty dry |
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
Cyclone |
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Sweet molasses sugar! |
Solid - well put together |
Creamy, easy smooth |
Easy not long |
My favorite |
04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
Lakeview |
|
butter |
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Salty but molasses |
Great finish - buttermilk |
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
Tao |
|
Flower, honey |
Alicia Silverstone |
Very smooth; honey |
Short - smooth |
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
Ville |
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Nutty flowery |
Robust, solid |
Creamy, smooth |
Easy but lasts long |
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04Q1-Bluff
March 27th, 2004 |
22Q3 - SPRINGBANK 15 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
14Q3 - SPRINGBANK 16 Maderia [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
12Q1 - SPRINGBANK 18 2010 [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bop |
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Sherry in the nose |
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Oily and bitter |
Oily (truffle oil), sharp, peppery |
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12Q1-Riesling
March 24th, 2012 |
Lakeview |
Caramel |
Oily, caramel, orange peel |
A long lingering beauty |
Peppery with sherry undertones |
Smooth, great with my French toast |
Having this, I cannot wait for the 21 year to return! |
12Q1-Riesling
March 24th, 2012 |
Ville |
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Sweetness - honey, fruit: citrus, slight pepper |
Medium |
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Short but stout |
Ja-Lo: Solid, mature, talented |
12Q1-Riesling
March 24th, 2012 |
15Q4 - SPRINGBANK 18 Longrow [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
15Q3 - SPRINGBANK 21 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bop |
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Sharper than I expected. Looking for the petroleum smell that isn’t strong |
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Light olive oil |
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Not as strong a character as the vintage 21 from the 1990s and early 2000s which had a much more rubbery oil taste like a Chuck Taylor sneaker (which was a great thing). This is lighter and less charactered. |
15Q3-Bluff
January 16th, 2016 |
09Q2 - SPRINGBANK 8 Hazelburn [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bop |
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really cool. multi-texture pattern that is part buttery |
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Angular and evasive. has some heat |
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Drops of water brings out the sweetness |
09Q2-Bluff
June 26th, 2009 |
Lakeview |
|
Iodine |
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Almost too brutal |
Awful; needs cutting |
Cutting it helps but it is boring and too rigid |
09Q2-Bluff
June 26th, 2009 |
Ville |
|
yellow grass |
soft |
bland |
a little heat. with water slight sweet |
Had a cold could not smell |
09Q2-Bluff
June 26th, 2009 |
12Q3 - SPRINGBANK 8 Hazelburn [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
Bop |
Quite dark with a reddish hue |
Oily influence which is classic Springbank |
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Harsh with bourbon undertones and maybe a hint of black cherry |
A little too direct |
Bluff had a Hazelburn 8 from 2009 that was aged in bourbon only and not Sauternes as this one has. He says much of the richness of this expression stems from the Sauternes influence. |
12Q3-Hoopie
September 15th, 2012 |
Lakeview |
Almost purple |
Aunt jemima |
JL |
Sweet but too much alcohol |
Really good cut |
Way better than the original. The Sauternes does wonders. |
12Q3-Hoopie
September 15th, 2012 |
22Q2 - SPRINGBANK nas Longrow Peated [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |