- BrandSpringbank
- CountryScotland
- RegionCampbeltown
- TypeSingle Malt Scotch
- Size750ml
- SKU 210000045842
Springbank 1998 Vintage 27 Year Old Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch
In June 2025 Springbank distillery kicked off a new annual Springbank Vintage series. This collection will feature limited editions that showcase some of their oldest whiskies.
The inaugural release is the Springbank 1998 Vintage, which matured in sherry casks, a mix of refill and first fill Oloroso casks. As a vintage release it doesn’t have an age statement, but it is meant to be a replacement for the Springbank 25 Years.
Kudos to Springbank for also offering a tasting pack which included samples of this new release, along with the latest Local Barley and new batches of some ongoing releases. There’s an accompanying online tasting in July but we couldn’t wait until then.
A lot of funky notes, wet wood and mulching forest leaves, really savoury. Salty air, old resin and a musty cellar. In a second wave I’m getting dark cocoa, hazelnuts, fudge and hints of dates. Later I’m also picking up flashes of a fruity sourness, think cranberries and sour cherry, as well as a mild hint of faded potpourri.
On the thin side, and very savoury with lots of herbs and tobacco leaves. Plenty of wet soil. Then sea salt, more roasted nuts and lemon peelings. Black peppercorns and hints of linseed oil. Roasted chestnuts and coffee. Only flashes of sour berries. Mid-palate a meaty / winey note comes out, closer to a red wine cask than to Oloroso in my opinion. Herbal extracts and some leather as well. Medium length, with more leather, some salted caramel and nutmeg.