A Springbank Society bottling distilled in June 2012 and bottled on 4 January 2021 at eight years old. It matured in fresh oloroso sherry hogsheads and was bottled at cask strength, 57.3% ABV, in a run of 1,830 bottles.
About This Whisky
Spirit distilled in June 2012 was filled into fresh oloroso sherry hogsheads, casks holding whisky for the first time after their sherry seasoning. Eight years in that wood gave a dark, heavily sherried malt. It was bottled on 4 January 2021 at 57.3% ABV with natural colour and no chill filtration, and 1,830 bottles were released to members.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Big sherry: stewed plums and stone fruit, cinnamon and clove, charred wood, leather and pipe tobacco.
- Palate: Full-bodied and youthful, with cask-driven dark fruit, baking spice, black pepper and a firm tannic grip.
- Finish: Medium to long, with stewed fruit, spice and a wisp of tobacco.
Serving & Food
This is a young, forceful whisky, so give it water. Start neat in a tulip glass, then add a teaspoon of cool water and let it sit. Robust food works best: braised oxtail, lap cheong fried rice, or a hunk of aged Manchego.
How to Enjoy
Sherry-cask fans who like power over polish, and Springbank drinkers curious about the Society releases.
Product Details
Distillery: Springbank
Country: Scotland
Region: Campbeltown
Category: Single malt Scotch whisky
Bottling Series: Springbank Society
Vintage / Bottling: Distilled June 2012, bottled 4 January 2021
Age: 8 years
Cask: Fresh oloroso sherry hogsheads
Outturn: 1,830 bottles
ABV: 57.3%
Volume: 700mL
About the Distillery
The Springbank Society is the distillery's own members' club, and since 2004 it has offered members bottlings that are not sold through the usual trade. Some are single casks, others small vattings, and they often show a side of the spirit that the core range does not: very young whisky at full strength, unusual wood, or one cask type on its own. Members order through the distillery, which fills, labels and packs every bottle on site in Campbeltown, as it does for all its whisky.