Color: Polished copper, light amber.
Nose: Oily soot, grease soaked cotton rags and seaweed. Honey glazed nuts, dry gardening soil and pecan pie. A few drops of water add more earthy aromas. Moss, old buckskin jacket, wild mushrooms and dried cranberries. A walk in a forest after a morning drizzle. Flawless...
Palate: Surprisingly sweet entrance... Citrusy as well. Lemon curd, armagnac, dry sherry and golden raisins. Turns salty and peppery after allowing it to air a minute or two: Sea salt and black pepper. After adding a few drops of water it gets even more salty: Feta cheese brine and green olives. Feels like sitting a little too close to a bonfire at the beach. Charcoal, cold ocean spray and sour cherries.
Finish: Well, it goes forever... Again sea salt, charcoal and brine. Tongue tingling...
Overall: One of the best regular official distillery releases that I know of. Period... I always get excited for the next batch coming, keep my expectations high, very high and somehow it never disappoints. It is a stunning whisky... Tart, spicy, salty, sweet and earthy. A little restless but still balanced at the end. As soon as I nose the whisky it transports me right back to Campbeltown to Springbank warehouses. I know that I am not the most objective person to review a Springbank or any Campbeltown whisky but believe me this is a very good dram...
At the end I would like to raise this glass to every single person from Wee Toon who hosted us with endless hospitality and generosity throughout the whole Festival. Thank you all for making our short stay a total blast we will never forget... Hope to see everybody very soon. You are all rockstars..!
At the end I would like to raise this glass to every single person from Wee Toon who hosted us with endless hospitality and generosity throughout the whole Festival. Thank you all for making our short stay a total blast we will never forget... Hope to see everybody very soon. You are all rockstars..!
Price: $85
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