Springbank Distillers Ltd
ABV 58.1%
A cask well worth keeping back to see in the new century. And, as a 9 Years Old, proves that youth can conquer over age. Spectacular.
Jim Murray
Longrow
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Brand
114.1 – Millennium Malt, 9 Years Old
Expression
Single Malt
Type
9
Age (Years)
58.1%
ABV
Campbeltown
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: An extraordinarily delicate smokiness, boasting soft, plummy fruit and a gristy maltiness.
Palate: Bigger than the nose suggests: peat runs before everything else in between sweet maltiness.
Finish: Chewy, vanilla-rich, kippery, buttery, still gristy and a little young but wonderfully long.
Comment: A cask well worth keeping back to see in the new century. And, as a 9 Years Old, proves that youth can conquer over age. Spectacular.
Score: 9.3
Taster
Nose: Pungent. Piney, tar-like, intensely smoky, earthy, darkly sherried.
Palate: Coconut oiliness. Resiny. Fruity and phenolic.
Finish: Oaky and very salty. Immensely powerful, tenacious.
Comment: Frighteningly good. Godzilla is alive and well and living in Campbeltown.
Score: 9.5
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