Springbank Marsala, 9 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 59 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Thick and slightly oily. Boiled sweets, then a melange of fruit. Water increases the perfume and calms things down. Palate Starts dry then oily then fruity. Very silky then tinned fruit, smoke, charred wood and salt. Finish A little cloying. Comment These strange combinations make me think of an unconventionally beautiful model like Erin O’Connor.

Arthur Motley Nose Chutney spices, like a good homemade tomato and onion chutney. Homemade plum jam. Marmalade on malt loaf. Wet peat. A box of dark chocolates. Palate More floral than the nose, with a little peat smoke. Finish Some meatiness and cloves. Comment Bags of flavour and a good duel between cask and spirit.