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Whiskyland Ch.1 Springbank 26 Year

Whiskyland Ch.1 Springbank 26 Year

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MUST BE PURCHASED WITH ANOTHER DECADENT DRINKS BOTTLING - ANY DECADENT DRINKS BOTTLING!

The first release in the new Whiskyland range is a 26 year old Springbank from 1998, bottled from a 1st Fill Sherry Butt. 94pts Whisky Fun & 91.48pts Whiskybase

Producer Description

"Welcome to Whiskyland, please unpack all your opinions and pre-conceptions and leave them in a tidy puddle over by that wormhole. You’ll no doubt be tired from your life, please pull up a concept and take the weight off your humanity for a while.  As you get to grips with Whiskyland, please enjoy this single, first fill sherry butt of 1998, 26 year old Springbank. It’s everything you might hope for from this distillery, this cask type and this age.  

"Whiskyland is your land, if you are reading this it is the culture and world that you know very well. The same one that brought you here, makes you love this product and the same one that occasionally drives you wild with frustration. It can be messy, bewildering and confusing at the best of times, and that’s why we’ve developed this handy 100 chapter guide to the ups downs ins outs and aroundabouts of Whiskyland. Now, if you’re living comfortably, we’ll begin..."

700 ml
Region:Scotland > Campbeltown
Vintage:1998
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Producer Tasting Note

Nose: stunningly deep and rich old style sherried Springbank. Full of complex layers of tobacco, delicate peat, coastal salinity, waxes, dark fruits, earthy notes and umami impressions. Deep, intricate and stunningly complex whisky. 

Palate: incredibly balanced between deep, leathery, salty and umami sherry, alongside fruity waxiness, dry peppery peat, tar, aniseed and even subtle hints of tropical fruits. Totally stunning and really beautiful whisky.

Finish: very long, darkly fruity, more tobaccos, bitter chocolate, natural tar and herbal liqueur impressions and lingering coastal peat in the aftertaste." 

94pts Whisky Fun

"It’s a bit awkward, I already know it’s good since I had a taste at the official launch of WhiskyLand (and the funeral of WhiskySponge) in Glasgow earlier this month. But never mind, we’ll taste this baby again anyway... Colour: amber. Nose: at first, there are those little resinous touches, pine bud liqueur, burnt firwood, and so forth, then a sudden burst of mango accompanied by a few raisins, a pinch of pipe tobacco, followed by a cigar box and a splendid tar laced with liquorice. I could mention some rancio, but I fear that could be the influence of the Cognac-style bottle. With water: those usual touches of natural rubber, artichoke liqueur, tar, Lapsang Souchong... The water seems to add a smoky edge. Tarmac. Mouth (neat): oily texture. Beware, it’s more potent than it seems. A peppery side, leather, amontillado, cigar, another touch of salt, salted butter caramel, and let’s say it straight away, a bit of that Samaroli character, claro que si (but that’s Spanish, S.!). With water: splendid orange liqueurs, caramel, milk chocolate, a hint of coriander adding freshness, Dutch salted liquorice (for instance) ... It’s another dimension, tauter. Finish: very long, saltier. Salted caramel, tobacco, a touch of leather, and blood orange. Frankly smoky aftertaste, almost astringent. Magnificently astringent. Comments: seriously, I even considered going up to 94, then I re-tasted the Westie Sponge Ed3 and found them on par, although they’re very different. If half-points were a thing—God forbid—I’d give it 93.5. Sublime bottle. Oh, and to hell with it, it’s a perfect marriage between a stubborn distillate and an equally stubborn cask… SGP:563 - 94 points."