New Release: Springbank 25 Year Old Official Bottling (2016 Fill) 46% ABV

It had a good maturity and an intoxicating deliciousness. Springbank SPRINGBANK 25yo Official Bottling (2016) 46% ABV, one of 900 bottles The aroma is elegant with a softly expansive feel. It has sweet plums, apple jam, orange marmalade, and a slowly emerging malty sweetness. In the background are minerals and a faint peat, with a rich, thick-bodied character. When drinking, it starts with a gentle mouthfeel and expands into a rich, jam-like concentrated fruitiness similar to the aroma. The sweetness is deep and thick, with a slight saltiness and peat that feels mild. It has a gentle malty umami and a long, intoxicating finish. 【Very Good/Excellent】 This is the latest Springbank 25 Year Old official bottling from 2016. It was matured in Port casks and is limited to 900 bottles. Estimating backward, it was likely distilled around 1991. It retains the malty richness and thickness but has a natural aging character, with overall softness and refinement. Due to the Port cask influence, there's a jam-like fruity character and a rich sweetness. However, it's not flat or cloying but rather gentle and deep. While Springbank from the late 90s tends to be more peaty, this bottling is from an earlier distillation, so the peat is milder. The saltiness is also faint and soft, likely due to aging time and cask influence. The cask doesn't overpower, there's no obvious flavoring in the finish, and it has a natural aging character with a clear sense of bottling time. Springbank typically needs time after bottling for the spirit and cask character to settle, but this 25-year-old already has an intoxicating quality, making it very delicious.