Springbank 25 Years Old, Frank McHardy Bottling

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 34 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Fresh, fruity. Red apples, lemons and coconut. Palate Sustained, teasing interplay of firm, malty, sweetness and dryness-and yet more fruit. Bananas, raspberries. Finish Shortbread, cookies. Like the base of a fruit pie. Comment Springbank can sound like a fruit salad, but the whisky has a lot of authority.

Dave Broom Nose Neat it has a fresh spray of tangerine peel. With water, more oily and mature. Notes of strawberry, quince/medlar, pine and Maltesers. All quite reserved. Palate Great feel. A dram which fills the mouth. Good balance between sweet and almost savoury. Orange curaçao and a sooty note. Finish Very light smoke. Comment Understated-a bit like Frank in fact.