ralfy review 808 - Springbank 15yo @ 46%vol:
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2020
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The Springbank 10 and 15 are miracles of the industry. I never understand how they keep the prices so fair for the quality in the bottle, but I adore them for it.
You mean you don't understand how other distilleries get away charging exorbitant prices for their sometimes very inferior quality releases?
@@mcw2553 That's another way of putting it
I have only had Springbank 10 at a bar and it is the best single malt dram I've had. It used to be available in my area for a good price but I didn't buy. I wish I had.
My favourite distillery, "two and a half times distilled" nippy sweeties.
How much is your bottle? We're seeing $139 in CA.....
SB15 is to die for! It's pretty much the quintessence of what Single malt scotch whisky is all about. If I was to choose only one whisky to take to the remote lonely island, it would be this one, period!
Had a glass of the 12 and the 15 yesterday, I have never regretted getting those bottles, so good ! I smiled so hard during this review, we are so lucky to have distilleries like Springbank and people like Ralfy to support them !
I cant wait for this episode's extras. This is one of my favorite spirits.
I just stumbled across this man's channel and I could tell he was legit right off the bat but I just saw his breath as he's just chillin there in the cold and now I'm subscribed
I've had one of these on the go since last October. First impressions were not as how I remembered it and it was very sweet and closed up. Three months later and this stuff is now gorgeous!
I’m glad I purchased two bottles of this malt. My first one disappeared rather quickly. I love all things Springbank!
Awesome video as always. I realized that the first pour gives a false reading with the first several "step up" bottles for me - Ardbeg 10, Old Pulteney 12 and Highland Park 12. After that I was no longer worried about first glass disappointment as I know it can quickly become a new favorite! I'm just glad that my very first malts were simple and likable, even from the first pour. Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Glenfiddich may be simple but they ushered me into the hobby. Thanks, Ralfy 😀
I opened a bottle of this last night and tried it for the first time. Wowsers! It’s TREMENDOUS stuff. My first sip I was so surprised at how sweet it arrived as I didn’t pick up that intensity of sweetness on the nose. Love it and it will now always have a place on my shelf.
Only the second pour I've had since buying a bottle at Christmas. This whisky is a dream.
Making my way through one of these now, absolutely fantastic. In a perfect world this would be glorious as a cask strength like the 12. Cheers
Just had a bottle arrive in the post from Cadenheads and thought before pouring "Hey I bet Ralfy has a good review of this" and I wasn't disappointed! Great review and thanks for the notes and tips whilst following along.
Thank you Ralfy to make me falling in love with Campbeltown malts some months ago. Started with Hazelburn and went on with all Springbank distillery malts. I cannot wait to be at Campbeltown festival in May and hope to meet you there!
One of my favourites.I like buying whisky from small distilleries who think of their customers and not just the profit !! With the bonus by Springbank that you don't have to break the bank to buy a bottle.
Sweet sherry smokiness,long may she reign v!!
This is the good stuff right here! SB 15 is always in my collection. Opened or unopened (usually opened) but got to have one at all times 🤗
Just bought a bottle and your book just arrived!! Thank you Ralfy for all your good advice
. . . I hope you enjoy the book !
Dear Ralfy, I bought a bottle of this some months ago and had a dram this evening. I bought this after your review.
I want to thank you for this review and guidance. I thought this whisky was an absolute stunner. Loved the whole evening with my dram and what a flavour experience. This is a glorious whisky I wouldn’t have were it not for you.
Thank you.
bought a bottle after i watched your review ralfy and i must say this is one of the most special whiskys i ever had. It just has such a bold charakter and i get a very strong wild strawberry notes(maybe even wild strawberry jam)on the nouse and on the palet that i absolutely love!! thanks for that great recommendation!
Yes I just bought it yesterday! I shall finish my Longrow 14 before opening Springbank 15. Cheers.
Hi Ralfy thank you for your whiskey reviews love them and keep doing them
Just finished a bottle of the 18 and Springbank 15 is twice as good as the 18 IMHO. Awesome review as usual Ralfy....cheers my friend!
One of my faves. Delicious Springbank goodness.
Hi Ralfy, I enjoy every springbank product very much. I am so glad that you did the review on Springbank 15 2019 release. After watching your review, I bought the Springbank 15 years old 2020 release, bottling date is 1.Sep.2020. I think it is as good as the one you reviewed. Cheers!
Letting the whiskey sit in the glass for a while is a great tip. Thanks Ralfy. I've noticed the difference.
A minute for every year on the label 😉
I typically prefer my lower-than-cask strength whiskies neat, but this one really benefits from a bit of water. Neat, it’s a concentrated sherry bomb, but with some water, the oak and spice of the malt reassert itself. A multifaceted and complicated dram!
Ralfy thanks a lot for another great review.
For me this is the best 15yo Core range Singlemalt of all
agreed .its my favourite of all time
Same here! I like the 15 and the 12 Cask Strength better than the 18
Springbank 15 is my all time favourite dram. So good.
Currently working my way through a 2010 12year CS Springbank, heaven in a bottle!
I am fortunate enough to have obtained a bottle of this after this info vlog video. It is worth the premium price!
Ahhhh... Springbank 15yo. One of my personal favourites. I have an open bottle at home currently. Such a brilliant dram!!
Welcome to the ranks of _Malt Mates Who Have Had Their Malt Mentions Mentioned_ . We at the *MMWHHTMMM* are a proud lot and are glad to have you. ;)
@@AndyCigars Thank you .... Happy to be here :)
15 is my absolute favourite malt of all time.
Superior 15 year old whisky this.Tried it once last May,as a birthday buy...very,very good...amazing flavours!😋
Was never much of the scotch guy. Brandy and Canadian liquor is my thing. I'm Canadian. And its fun to find the jewels. That being said I picked up a bottle of Springbank on your recommendation. And wow, just wow! I will have a bottle of Springbank in my arsenal for the rest of my life. Thank you.
Picked some up at Valhalla’s Goat in Glasgow. Can’t wait to try this
Hi Ralph
I have watched this video many times, and I have decided to buy a bottle 🍼 I have to drive 125 miles round trip to get it, but I will be buying more glendronach 15year and 18year that is (2016) release, so I am more than happy to buy the springbank 15year and give it a try, I don't buy whiskey anymore unless you give it a 90 point review, but I don't because I have 150 + bottles, so I can be picky, thanks for all your videos, I have watched hundreds of your videos and sometimes I watch them again and again, because I just love the way you give so much information, cheers brother 👍!!!
. . . I hope to have the same quality fram that I have experienced.
Love your vids happy to have the 10 the 15 and the 12 cask .... ( my budget stops at 15 )all opened and enjoyed....on good days. Cant decide if my favorite is Springbank or Glenallechie...Love both. Re the first pour...yellow spot was a perfect example for me...initially thought I had waisted money...but over months the bottle got better and better,
Just wanted to say a huge thank you Ralfy to you for the advice the other day my friend! In the end I left the Mortlach that was priced high and I purchased the Arran 21 year old along with a Springbank 10 year old and I also purchased a glen scotia 15 year old which I got all 3 for the price of the Mortlach 19 signatory , I Am also looking to purchase a Gordon & macphail bottling of a 1991 glencadam that is at 54.9% that one is a bit more expensive but I will keep it for my birthday after Christmas as it is one I never expected to see! I am immensely grateful for your guidance! You are an absolute Gentleman! Cannot wait for them to arrive! Thank you ! And I wish you the very best of health throughout the winter and into the new year !
. . . right decision. 😊
I believe Ralfy about vibration disturbance simply because it seems to me(i'm totally amateur) stuff, be it microbes and whatever else is in the wood of a cask that may not normally come out during maturation, which could very well be detrimental to the maturing process, would all of a sudden come out as the cask vibrates. This makes very good sense to me. Also if time is a factor, vibration would seem to make the contents of the wood come out faster than it would too. A dram that was allowed to slumber; I'll be watching for that trait too now. Thanks to Ralfy for reviewing scotch!
yummy... Springbank 15 & Hazelburn Oloroso..😋
my favorite Mitchell's.
*slàinte*
So far this is my favorite whisky of 2020!!
Never tried a Springbank before, but the way they work is so exemplary i want to support them.
They will quickly become a favourite of yours once you try them, Springbanks taste like no other whisky. Get one asap!
Ralfy, you're making my dry January harder.
You’ve made it harder on yourself watching whisky videos.
Because the batch variation is pretty significant its a great idea to add the geeky stuff like the batch (inject stuff) - they certainly dont try and produce a replica of the last batch and its an absolute joy. Not many bad batches as a poor batch is still a very good experience :)
Springbank 15 is soo good. The 10yo. is good, but a whole different experience. I love the 15yo. and still have a bottle with the old design. Someday I will try the 18yo. and the 12yo CS.
Springbank is my favourite distillery, i'm a fully paid up lifetime society member
I’d love to buy you a drop and talk. I’m a huge fan of old style whiskies and I am friends with a few of the Malt Maniacs. Your commentary is intoxicating in more ways than one. Campbeltown and Springbank is a corner of Scotland that needs to be preserved like a good Jam.
Miss the Triskelion! Was very cool.
You mentioned about hot countries vs cold countries. Here is about 23-30 degrees every day. One thing that help me to get some notes is to put my dram(properly covered) in the fridge for 1min before drinking. Not every whisky, but I notice this on the fruit ones.
Thank you for the video. I opened a bottle of High Coast "Timmer" from the Box Distillery of Sweden yesterday. The Box Distillery is only 10 years old itself and they do not have age stated whisky. However, I think the dram I had was on parr to any Islay whiskies of the same price or even will put them in shame. I understand your policy of not reviewing non-aged statement whisky, but I just want to share the experience of finding a gem. Sharing opinion with malt-mates are valuable. Non-chill filtered, no added color, 48% ABV. I hope they will have age-statement whiskies soon.
I can’t find this in my area, but I tried it in another city years ago and found it to have a lot more peat influence than is being described in this video and the comments. I could pick up the flavors being described after the peat dissipated, but it was definitely peat-forward. Not as much peat as Laphroig, but more than, say Highland Park 18. I’m not sure if I just got a particularly “peaty” batch or if I just hadn’t gotten used to it yet though, as I was still fairly inexperienced with Scotch. I’ll have to try it again if I ever come across it.
Never tried the 15YO ... but I will. Love the 10YO and 12YO Cask Strength!
I think they are both better than the 15. There's no doubt the 15 has some sulphur which is blended into the Springbank funk and sherry, but....mmm, I think the 10 is a better made whisky. Springbank 12 is always very good.
@@welshtoro3256 i like the 15 yo more
Jolly good it is too, and I find it very good value for money.
I’m a malt noob and have just ordered a bottle of Deanston 12 after your recent video and a bottle of Springbank will be soon to follow. Was thinking the 10, but may have a look at the 15 now!
Will likely go for a Bladnoch 10 as well.
Your channel has been a massive help and I feel far more confident venturing into the single malt world now. Slainte mhath!
Springbank is the pinnacle... My no. 1... Work your way through full range Inc longrow and kilkerran
Thanks for the tips guys. It’s really useful to tap into the experience of you guys on here! I’ll note those down and definitely check them out. Maybe not all at once though!!
@@My_Work_Here_is_Done.. Be careful with the 12 CS if you are getting that and are a noob - I bought it when I was starting out after hearing Ralfy be wax-lyrical about it, and it just overloaded my senses! I didn't know whether I liked it or not; so I let it sit for 6-8 months while getting my palate familiar with other whiskies, and when I went back to it, I was able to take it on, and appreciate it on its own merits. Got another one sitting there right now that I'll have to open soon, but have a Hazelburn 10 from them to finish first!
You can't go wrong with Sprinbank though, imo they have the best core range of all distilleries, are bold and not afraid to experiment, and once you get a taste for them you'll always go back for more! :D
My favorite Springbank!
Brilliant distillery to visit.
Nice to see Ralfy so enthousiast about Springbank. I am not, I prefer Hazelburn any time.
Picked up the 18 year old recently looking forward to trying my fist Springbank
You better try Springbank10 first. You'll be suprised how bloody damn good this already is ;)
Agreed. Springbank is my favourite distillery. But the first time I had the 18 I found it hard to get into. The bottle had been open 6 months and I was half way down to before it really opened up.
You're better off putting your bottle if the 18 to one side for later and starting with the 10.
Treated myself...thanks for the review.
I watched this Ralfy review while drinking Springbank 15 YO. Oh yes.
Took me a year after watching this to finally get my hands on a bottle. It’s everything I expected and more
Tough to find Springbanks in Finland these days. If I had guessed I would have stocked up.
Ralfy is showing his anti-corporate, Marxist leanings, what an absolute based Chad 💪 🥃
Love Springbank
This is the first year that the 10 was in very short supply here in NYC. None to be found anymore. 15 and up you can get.
Definitely my kinda Whisky! Likes to slumber 😊 don't we all? Be honest 🙃
The Deanston 12 and Springbank 15 are hard acts to follow, and its a leap year :-)
Thats a good point, Ralfy is setting a high standard with his opening reviews of the year with two absolute stonking whiskies!
I have one bottle of this left on the shelf at my store, the longer it sits the closer I am to taking it home
Do ita
I've never had the 15, but I love the 10. Unfortunately, here in Japan, the price has nearly doubled over the past 18 months. I have one bottle stored away, but Springbank has simply risen beyond my reach.
My firm favorite contemporary 15yo. Amazing depth and complexity of smell and taste. With a hint of peat and extra coolness Springbank factor: (Slight Sour Funk! George Clinton Like:-)))
"A little goes a long way", he said, while uncorking a half empty bottle...
I have over a dozen of half-empty bottles in my whisky cupboard. Quality over quantity.
@ralfy , is the kilkerran 8 sherry on your radar?
It's an outstanding whisky. I've noticed that they don't stay on the shelf for long. They sell fast.
They are gone, at least in NY, USA.
Trying to save my 2 for next winter😎
Ralfy, you are not right saying, they are the only one to have the whoel process on site, what about Kilchoman?
great review ...loving your book as well The Sanny story was cool...was he a barrel maker?
Looking at buying a Scotish house with a Bothie in the garden, a good workshop?
Can you tell us the bottling date of your Springbank 15?
Also - cost of Springbank 15yo here in New Zealand? NZ$128 (that's 65 pounds stirling or 84.96usd). I personally think fantastic value for money - It is consistently my personal whisky of the year:)
. . . sorry I mispronounced your surname in the malt-mention, . . . it's my hand writing !
@@ralfydotcom All is forgiven :) I have had a lifetime of mispronunciation. Keep up the wonderful reviews - I always look forward to them (particularly when they cover a whisky I enjoy like Springbank 15yo).
I have been eyeing up a bottle of the 15 for so long from whiskyandmore. The prices in NZ seems great really, especially from some of our excellent online retailers, but Springbank really seems like a value (like Benromach etc). Certainly better overall than say Canada and now potentially the US with their tariffs. Wonder if I should just get the 10 to start with (having never had Springbank before) or spring the extra few dollars for the 15. This review is not helping me save money.
@@mikecole4924 Also try Whisky Galore - Christchurch. That was where mine came from. Also Big Barrel had it for a while - their price however was higher.
Hello, Ralfy!
Springbank is a rarity here in Finland.
I have been able to find it only twice here. What a shame, because it's one of my all time favourites. Longrow is now in my home bar. It is a gem!
Btw, Ralfy, have you ever tried Finnish whisky, Teerenpeli Single Malt?
first bottle ive been satisfied with since i spoiled myself with a50 yr old glen grant for my 50th birthday ten years ago
At what time of the year is it common for distilleries to send out new batches of whisky?
Hay, I have this one, but haven’t opened it yet
unluckily it is impossible to find Springbank in our alcohol store in Mtl Canda...
not to mention how much they ask if you want to buy it at a whiskey occasion ...!
I have to go back to Europe soon .! :P cheers
I just finished 15yo, the last 1/3rd was excellent. Now I need to try 10yo or 12yo :)
Just cracked my 15. Thanks for letting me know the experience will grow with time.
My first Springbank was the 12. Love at first sip. I was expecting the same with the 15 but it has started very reserved.
Great review Ralphy. I had the pleasure of the 15 back in 2015 and with water found pineapple and melon sitting on top of the heavy flavours. Great stuff. Have you sampled the 12 CS burgundy of a couple of year ago ? A belter of a Springbank 😋
. . . the 12burg: was an excellent dram !
Love the 15yr
Best 15 yr old i've ever tasted,but slightly expensive..£60+!
I can’t find this in Australia. I can find everything else.
5:20 must be very cold at these days in a barn in good old Scotland ;-)
He's in the Isle Of Man - still out in the Atlantic Ocean mind! :D
Not to mention the diesel exhaust from the forklifts as well. Some has to influence the casks.
That the famous Springbank 'funk'? ;)
Hi. For some reason, Springbank 15: I only get a flat walnut taste of it. It must be me.
Been looking for 18 months. I can't get a bottle in Australia :(
What about the peat?
Ralfy, not sure if you're aware but Springbank did a recent 10 year old release for Ukraine/DEC. This was a charity bottling of 500 bottles in a blue/yellow label - typical generousity from the distillery. Another of my fav companies SWA have allowed two of these bottles to FLIPPED for profit whilst people still flee for their lives. Its not like SWA - but I'm disgusted they havent followed other auction houses who wont touch this bottle unless ALL proceeds go to Ukraine/DEC. Not sure if this might be something you might wish to highlight with SWA??
Great timing! Just got this one for my birthday :). Im so in love with that distillery.
I’d like to share something unrelated. So a while back in the supermarket I found some Diageo marketing folders on the whiskey Shelves. It recommended that you serve Dalwhinnie 15 from the freezer, thus putting “The Gentle Malt,” which it is, completely to sleep. It’s really bothering me when there is something that I am unable to understand. Maybe you malt mates (or the whisky guru😃) can help me to understand why they would write this?!?!? It seems insane to me.
riheg I think the freezer nonsense was for the “winters gold” “ special” edition , not the regular 15
Bishopburn Boy I get why you would think that but no I’m sure it was the 15 yo. The winters gold wasn’t available at that time and place. No matter what I can’t understand why. Drives me insane to think about it too much
Hey Ralphy,
First of all thanks for this amazing review.
I was also looking into buying a new Springbank bottle because I have the 10 yo and really enjoyed it.
What would you recommend the most between the Springbank 12yo CS and the 15? (Both are around the same price here.)
I really enjoyed all of your recommend bottles so far that I could get my hands on.
So thank you for that amazing advice too. :)
Thanks in advance,
Kind regards,
Klaus
( A maltmate from Belgium)
both both both 😀
The 2017 batch for me of the 15 was off. The 2019 seems much better. Will have to revisit.
Have heard others say that the 15 had odd flavors too. Perhaps it was just the way that year came out got mine about 5 months ago and it's great.
It can happen with Springbank Rob. I had a Longrow 18 from 2012/13 that was sulphured to hell. I can take the funk and even a certain amount of sulphur but it sucked bad. The Springbank Green 13 Sherry was pretty junk too. A great distillery but it doesn't always come off and we have to say so. Cheers. WT
I'm reading your book
. . . hope your enjoying it !
I know there's some variation from year to year (batch to batch). Just curious, was this the 2019 release of the 15yo?
. . . yes !
Is Speyburn a corporate multi national. Ohio has some non age dated bottles from some casks they bought. I’m thinking about picking one up. 44 usd. ????
No they're mostly just a bit shite