Categorie: S
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Springbank 10 years old with a hit of Amontillado The Springbank Sherry Wood series is by now a yearly release I look forward to very much. The 2024 expression arrived late in the year and thanks to my good whisky friend Erik, I was able to get a sample. That saved me from cracking open…
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Springbank 18 years old: the best of all worlds? What is it that makes Springbank so desirable? To answer that question, one only needs to walk around the distillery itself and soak up the history that wanders there like a ghost. It is not hard to imagine being 100 years back in time, maybe even…
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Springbank 10 (2017) versus Springbank 10 (2024) The Springbank 10 Years Old has been a legendary bottling since forever. Even Whitney Houston enjoyed a sip in the famous movie The Bodyguard. Throughout the years the labels have changed every so often, but always maintaining that distinctive “S” that is now so instantly recognisable. And the…
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A look back at the history of Scapa Scrolling along the many, many whisky influencers that populate Instagram, I stumbled upon some screenshots of new Scapa labels. One of a 16 years old, one of a 21 years old, both bottled at 48 % abv. I tried to find more information on the internet, but…
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A brand new Springbank Society & some Campbeltown news The Campbeltown Malts Festival has started and this is a big feast for the people of the Old Toon and whisky lovers from all over the world. Tomorrow we will do a special head-to-head from two old vintages from over 30 years ago. Today however, we…
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Back to the Future: the Campbeltown 1992 edition Whisky Odyssey celebrates a weekly Campbeltown Wednesday and this edition is even more special, since the good folks in Campbeltown, and numerous whisky enthusiasts from all over the world, are now there to celebrate the Malts Festival. Since my employer has only a limited amount of days…
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Springbank’s Palo Cortado: a beastly creation Another Campbeltown Wednesday and today we taste a regular Springbank. A bold series by the distillery highlighting various sherry maturations. Last year there was the rather hefty PX matured 10 years old, followed this year by a Palo Cortado expression. The allocation of these bottles to The Netherlands is strict, so…
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Battle of the Springbank Local Barleys: 2023 vs 2024 It is Campbeltown Wednesday and today we bring you a heavy-weight battle between the Springbank Local Barley released in 2023 and the one released this year. How do they compare? And is comparison even fair? And lastly, do we care about fair if we can drink…
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Strathearn: nostalgia whisky under Douglas Laing wings The hottest talked-about bottle in recent weeks is the relaunch of Strathearn Highland single malt whisky from Perthshire, by the owners since 2019: Douglas Laing. If the name is still a bit unfamiliar to you, I cannot say that I don’t understand. Under the owners who actually established…
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Springbank 21 and a musing on flipping the bottle The Springbank Stallions are a group of Campbeltown enthusiasts that gather a few times a year to celebrate whisky and friendship. Obviously they meet during the Campbeltown Malts Festival in May. But there is also something of an indulgence going on every January. Myself, I was…