Springbank 15YO Scotch Whisky - The best SB? Whisky Whistle 624
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Has Springbank 15 Year Old Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky replaced Springbank 10 as the best value Springbank? Mark reviews and reports.
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🥃🥃CHAPTERS🥃🥃
00:00 Springbank 15 Review Intro
02:14 Springbank 15 Colour & Legs
04:43 Springbank 15 Year Tasting Notes
11:30 Springbank 15 Whisky Ratings
16:24 Summary, Patron Credits, Links to More!
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A beautiful Springbank expression!
The best choice I think! Special editions are also nice but getting pricey. Cheers Christine🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@WhiskyWhistle I totally agree Mark! Right on! Be well!! Cheers!! 🙂
Here's an interesting little experiment for you. I poured a dram of Glendronach 21 (we both agree thats fantastic) and a dram of Springbank 15 .. I spent an hour nosing and tasting the 2 .. and you know what, SB 15 actually has EVERYTHING the 21 has to offer, only .. a speck less sherry, and the mild though present smoke. So .. the 15 (for me) is actually more complex and interesting than the 21. They're both SO similar though who would even think that based on their profiles?
Wow. I think I have to compare them!!! In my mind, I can see you are right. Funnily though my Sb15 is really hardly sherried at all!!
Thanks for the tip Tasin!! Cheers🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@WhiskyWhistle oh interesting! Oh you must get back to me on what you experience! Cheers!
A great review! I just finished my bottle of this. There is so much going on, it is a real symphony.
Hi Jason thanks for the comment. A superb Springer for sure! Cheers🥃🥃🥃🥃
SB15 is my first Campbeltown whisky. I hear a lot about tasting Campbeltown funk and I think there is a bit of that in SB15. Kind of a slight taste of strong cheese for me. Love it.
I just love the 15! Bought a bottle of the new batch quite recently which is a bit more sherried than the previous batch but equally as good & interesting
Hi Ray! Sounds amazing. I’ll have to make this a yearly purchase. A little extra sherry could be interesting. Cheers my friend🥃🥃🥃🥃
Mark this was an inspirational video tasting for me. I had my first bottle of Springbank 15 apr. 2 years ago and as I continued my whisky journey I always had fond memories of this one so much so I purchased a SB 12 Cask Strength. I'm not sure if it was me and my palate or a bad batch but my bottle of the 12 CS was just terrible even after one year opened. I will just have to get another one at some point to revisit. I think I paid $80 US when I purchased mt SB 15 2 years ago. Just checking now in entire USA I see the cheapest price as $140 US so if you can buy at that price you mentioned you may want to buy a case as the world economy is in the process of skyrocketing out of control so you may want to buy your favorite whiskies now before things get worse. This video presentation is making me open the 2nd bottle of SB 15 I purchased back 2 years ago and now I can't resist opening tonight. I will make sure I cheers to you when I do!........Cheers!
Gman nice to see you! Thank you so much. Well I do hope cracking it is a good thing, I’m guessing like many distilleries going back in time either by having older bottles like yours or graduating to a higher age statement seems to be one way to find the sweet spot. $140 USD is crazy. Usually USA is cheaper than Canada!
I did buy a backup, but knowing how much I like it now I’ll try to get another couple next time they come in. So true about the economic correction going on. There is going to be crazy times ahead!!
Cheers my friend🥃🥃🥃🥃
this whisky is so good that it actually makes talisker DE taste flat and sharp. (I did that experiment too lol)
Haha I’ll try it and report back.🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@WhiskyWhistle slantia!
Great review and really making me excited for my bottle I just grabbed while I was in the US for work from BC. Only thing missing is the statement of what year your bottle is from since Springbank slightly changes each year. All Springbank have a date stamp near the bottom back side of the bottle.
Thanks so much! I’ll add that to the description shortly. It’s a late 2020 batch I think but I’ll post lot data and link to my whiskybase.
Cheers and happy new year!🥃🥃🥃
my favorite of the lineup, anything older has gone nuts price wise, and besides they just aren't available. cheers
💯! Less than many other 15’s and gives I think the full picture for Springbank! Cheers Mark🥃🥃🥃🥃
Another cracking video! I don’t see/buy as much Springbank as I would like, but I cherish my 10/12CS/15 bottles. My 15 has black label. Noticed the 10 I just bought as back up for my orange 10 is in a more black box. Anyway…love it all. I found this 15 a bit difficult at first, with a sour note, but that has dropped away over the months it has been opened. I think I prefer the 12CS, but love this one too. Fun dramming along with you. Thanks.
Hi Mike! Ohhh love the black labels. Even stylistically. I’ll do some more live streams soon so stay tuned. I have enough 12CS for a review too - this winter hopefully. Have you tried The Gualdrons blended malt yet? Surprisingly great. Cheers and thanks my friend🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@WhiskyWhistle I have the Gauldrons (batch 2, I think). I like it, but haven’t quite bonded with it. Somehow my brain keeps comparing it to my beloved Glen Scotia 15. I stumbled on to something interesting recently by blending some Gauldrons with some GS Double Cask.
Nice review on this great malt. If you love this get it while you can. Prices have gone up insanely. It is now twice the price It was a year ago here in Europe/Netherlands if you can find. Glad i still have a full bottle. I like the 15 beter than the 18. The 18 has a lot of batch variation and is far less sherried.
Hi Lucien you make a great point. I guess we will know soon what prices will do!! If it’s twice like for you then I’ll be cut off from shopping hahaha. Cheers🥃🥃🥃🥃
Wow, big big score! Though I did see it coming - I wonder why?😂 Cheers Mark.
Did ya?😉 Cheers brother🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@WhiskyWhistle I’m no body language expert, but methinks it was pretty clear what was coming🤣🤣🤣 Cheers brother 🥃🥃
I have only had samples. Enjoyed every moment. However, the price keeps it off the shelf right now. That said, I'm fairly cheap! Insane rating, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Hi Jon! So true, it’s like just cheap enough to get everyone trigger happy. Indie Glen Scotia’s are wonderful too - especially if on sale. Got a couple SMWS I really like. And try to grab The Gauldrons which is fabulous! Cheers brother🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@WhiskyWhistle cool. I have not seen the Gauldrons yet
Am I crazy or does this taste like Highland Park 15?......Great review I just subscribed..."smoked peanuts" is a great decription of the "funk"
There are some similarities! Just editing that review now. Cheers and thanks🥃🥃🥃🥃
Springbank 15 is one of my 'Perfect' Whiskies. Hazelburn 14 2019 Oloroso, as well as the elusive Springbank 10 Local barley matured in Oloroso cask are also on that list and is very similar. Sadly as many have said Springbank is hard to get and or expensive.
The best Springbank I've tried has to go to one from 2012ish, this was a Springbank 12 Calvados Wood and my word is it just leagues above everything else.
Agree with your comments! Thanks 🙏
Cheers🥃🥃🥃🥃
carrots and peas in mayo is called "Italiensk Salat" :-)
Tak Jesper! I’ve heard it said at the table but not often enough to remember! Skål🥃🥃🥃🥃
Nice review. Which batch do you have there? I've found some batches are pretty good and some I could do without lol.
Thanks bud. I think August 2020 but I’ll update the description when I get home with the bottle code and bottling date. Cheers🥃🥃🥃🥃
Fantastic stuff, agreed. Hard to find any fault in it whatsoever. This is in my top three 15 year olds at this point alongside Glen Scotia 15 and Glendronach 15 which is the best 15 YO on the planet in my opinion.
Brian those may very well be the best three or at least 3 of the best 15 year olds! I need to try Glencadam 15 as I hear good things.
What do you think of the newer Glendronach 15 (Oloroso & PX casks)?
Cheers and HNY🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@WhiskyWhistle I really like it. Some people say it isn’t as good as the older one but please, we all know that was way older juice on balance so the comparison to me isn’t apples to apples. If you just set this one apart and judge it on its own quality I think it is fantastic. Great balance, depth, complexity and it even has that old damp library type of note ever present in the background that I usually equate with something from Campbeltown. I think they know what they are doing at Glendronach and I suspect their casks are superb. Hope they keep it that way.
Just want to pick you up on the label, changing the label did not make this fly off the shelves it always has done because it is quality it is very hard to get hold of it’s like rocking horse shit.❤️🇬🇧
Sean - yes all malt heads have always purchased them, but it seems all whisky enthusiasts are after them as well now. I’m certain sales have nearly doubled in the last 5 years, and most assuredly some portion of the increased fervour for Springbank is owed to the labels. Their new eco friendly positioning and selling bottles naked(no box) will no doubt get even more press and push sales even higher. Unfortunately as it is a private company it’s hard to get data. I did find that production increased from 160,000 litres to 275,000 litres from 2004 to 2019. The new labels came out January 2017. But I digress. One things for sure, they make damn good whisky!
Cheers🥃🥃🥃🥃
I agree with everything except the "accessible" comment. I am kicking myself for not picking this up when it was $100. Now it is nowhere in Calgary that I know of and I am fearing the pricing on the next batch. Oh well. There is lots of good whisky out there. Slainte!!
You make a good point - even the 10 isn’t that easy to come by all the time!
I remember coming back to Canada and seeing crazy things like Lagavulin 8 for $100. Who would be crazy enough to pay $100 for 8 year old whisky? I thought. With a few exceptions, it seems that was a harbinger of things to come. Makes me glad blended malts like The Gauldrons, big peat, Scarabus, etc. I’ll be drinking more of those, and Naked Malt/Grouse and whatever else comes out at a decent daily drinker price.
Cheers for all your support my friend🥃🥃🥃🥃
Mark is available currently in Winnipeg? I’m in Alberta and I can only find the 10, along with Hazelburn 10 and Longrow (nas). Great review, I’ve always got my eyes peeled for anything from Campbeltown!
If you're in Edmonton area, I got the 15 at the Wine & Beyond in Sherwood Park. It was a few months back though.
Hi Heavily Peated - no, sadly Manitoba no longer stocks Springbank. Makes me angry just writing that. I got two of these and two 18’s in Alberta. Ask your better retailers when the next allocation will be. Cheers🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@jasonwest9425 SP Wine & Beyond is closest to me, so I usually check stock every couple of weeks. They've only had the 10/Longrow nas/Hazelburn10 for months now. I occasionally check Everything Wine and More in SP, but their prices are generally a bit higher, however they are the only place where I've seen Wee Beastie in all of my liquor lurking the last few months. Thanks for the reply!
@@WhiskyWhistle thanks for letting me know Mark, will do!
@@heavilypeted Pity, they had some but I don't recall when I got mine it was probably March or April. Sorry!
Definitely a great dram well deserving of your high score. However I think the 12 CS is the best Springbank buy at the moment.
In Denmark we have seen a huge hike in Springbank prices. They have gone up dramatically - like 25-50% over the last year. Is that a thing in Canada as well?
Hi Rene thanks for sharing! The 10 and 15 seem moderate in price increases with the 12 and 18+ and any special casks very expensive.
Cheers brother🥃🥃🥃🥃
Springbank 12 is always a good call but it's practically impossible to buy these days. Here in the U.K the price is fine but the tiny allocation is sold out in minutes.
스프링뱅크 많이 독특한가요? 한번 마셔보고 싶네요
독특하죠 고소함/우마미 강하고 중에 어떤 노트가 무슨맛인지 모르는 노트도 있어요. 10년은 맛이 좀 단순하고 15년부터 매 번 먹을때 다른 느낌 있는 신기한 위스키예요. Cheers🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@WhiskyWhistle답변을 들으니 더 마셔보고 싶네요 ㅇㅅㅇ
this is my favourite whisky of all time thus far, but it's never at the Manitoba LC
They have the wrong people at the helm. Do it right or let others who can, I say. Every time I go to a store I feel ashamed.
@@WhiskyWhistle And how!
Hi Mark, glad you reviewed the Springbank 15 because it's always been a kind of straggler in the distillery line up. I'll tell you up front that it doesn't rock my boat. I had one bottle a few years ago and it was sulphured. Jump forward a couple of years and give it a second chance and the same thing. Some might say that's Campbeltown 'funk' but I disagree. It might be a kind of style that Springbank are looking for. We have to remember that up until a few years ago, before the Springbank craze, you could always find this expression just as you could always find the core range 10, 12, Longrow and Hazelburn. Nothing made by this distillery today is available to casual drinkers. You have to be an obsessed whisky fanatic to get some. I've had other sulphured Springbank (Longrow 18) and no amount of oxidation sorts it out. Anyway, Springbank 15, it falls between the 10 and the 18 and I've never been keen on Springbank and and big sherry.
It's obvious you don't agree with me but that's fine. I love some diversity and I get a bit disappointed with some of the conformity in the community. I should add that despite my criticism I am a fan of Springbank and that's why I am so critical of their shortcomings. It's like a family argument. However, that was a great review with very good notes. I wouldn't be surprised if Springbank has altered the way the 15 is made and what you are drinking is different to my experiences. LOL - I'll have to give it one more chance. Cheers. WT
Hi WT! A most epic comment. It’s great for viewers getting into Springbank get a sense of all points of view. I think if people can check which batch they have at their local store and check with others they’ll reduce the chances of an underperforming batch.
Totally right, there was a time when it was readily available whereas now it takes early action to get any. I hope their production begins to approach their their limits so that a decade from now things begin to correct themselves.
As for sulphur, this one is very minimal for a worm tub malt, and I have moderate sensitivity to sulphur. Also this batch seems rather un sherried or lightly sherried or 3rd fill etc. I hope the 18 I bought is more enjoyable!! Maybe you are right about them honing their craft. I guess only time will tell!!
Cheers my friend🥃🥃🥃🥃
Great review as always but the positioning of that mic is really cramping your style.
Cheers! Still working on set up👍🥃🥃🥃🥃
I agree. Very intrusive.
Springbank : great whisky shitty label. Blue : great mic shitty mic stand 😁
Big Springbank fan. Not so much the 15 though. Cheers Mark.
Cheers @Whisky Novice! Which do you like?
The 10 is still a strong favourite. The 21 is awesome. Soon to open the latest 12 and 18 soooo.....we'll see.
Hi Mark, could you lower the microphone a little bit so we can see your face?
That or I’ll raise the camera higher! glad to hear everyone wants to see my face ha ha 🤣🤣
Cheers🥃🥃🥃
Never bother with springbank as it sells out so quickly and tends to be expensive
It is true though the 15 is usually around a tad longer and is priced in the ballpark with other 46% unchillfiltered no colour added malts!
Cheers🥃🥃🥃