Springbank 12 1996 (Single Cask Sherry Butt 591)
Region: Campbeltown
ABV: 51.5%
E150: No
Chill-filtered: No
Cask Type: Oloroso Sherry Butt
Colour: Amber
Nose: Cinnamon, clove, ginger, raisin, sulphur funk, smoke, strawberry
Palate: Light peat, cranberry, mineral, red apple, brine, caramel
Finish: Medium finish, red fruit jam, raisin, funk
Score: 85/100
A rather nice and complex Springbank, full of oloroso goodness, great deal of funk, perhaps the finish was a bit of a let-down, since there were a weird note to it that I didn’t quite enjoy.