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This was the first of two 1996 vintage Springbank sherry casks selected by and bottled exclusively for KWM was matured 12 years in a Manzanilla Sherry cask (#258), bottled at 56.4%. The second was a 13-year-old Oloroso Sherry sister cask, bottled at 55.8%.
The Original Description
"Our most recent cask purchase is a 1996 vintage Springbank matured in a Manzanilla sherry cask. 600 bottles (400 of which have sold) were produced by our cask, the first private bottling of Springbank in Canada! 56.4%. In September of 2008, our Scotchguy Andrew Ferguson and 6 whisky enthusiasts from Calgary paid a visit to Springbank distillery in Campbeltown. They selected this cask of whisky from a selection of 5 different casks, each of them a different type of sherry cask."
mlAndrew's Tasting Note
Nose: rich and spicy, brown sugar and cedar wood notes give way to fig bars and young Christmas cake.
Palate: sweet and spicy with firm tannins, this is an after dinner whisky, or at least in need of a juicy steak; toffee cake and dark chocolate notes dominate the palate with fig-like fruits.
Finish: mouth-coating and rich, the finish is long, smooth and full of rich dried fruits.