When I recently wrote that Springbank is not always successful in selecting good sherry casks , I got a slightly worried message from one of the WhiskyNerds in Holland who had just sent me a sample of… a sherried Springbank. Of course we trust their selection skills when it comes to this distillery, so no need to worry.

It is a Springbank 1995 matured in a fresh sherry hogshead.

Springbank 23 yo 1995 (48%, WhiskyNerds 2018, fresh sherry hogshead #63, 243 btl.)

Nose: yay. Starts on a beautiful mixture of minty old wood, a slightly sour tobacco note...