Springbank 5 Year Old 100 Proof is a Campbeltown single malt Scotch whisky produced at the family-owned Springbank Distillery. The first batch is fully matured in ex-bourbon casks and bottled at its natural cask strength of 57.1% ABV. It is non-chill filtered and of natural color. A bottle retails for £48, or about $60, with a new batch scheduled every three months.
Disarming. Clean and oily with vanilla and cream soda. A salty and sweet arrival brings a hint of fizz from lemons and pale-yellow fruits; Japanese pears and unripe honeydew melon. There’s a farmyard mulch, like a damp barn or warm hay mulch. Soft peppermint, white pepper too, with distant liquorice.
An oily texture while also being ever so slightly thinner than expected. Does that makes sense? Then a mixture of maltiness, industrial notes (diesel-esque) and yellow fruits.