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Fruity & Fierce, Spicy & Smooth' is how bottler Ian Macleod characterizes this Smokehead Blast. It is, as always, a peated Islay single malt whisky, but this one is finished in oloroso sherry casks. A full, creamy, complex, and quite smoky dram. (48%)
Smokehead is the brand under which Ian Macleod bottles anonymous, peated Islay single malt whisky. The type of cask on which the whisky matured can differ, or the alcohol percentage. But never before has a Smokehead finished on tequila casks appeared.
In 2023, blending house Turntable released this beautifully composed and subtly peated blend of carefully selected whiskies under the name Smokin' Riff. It includes Caol Ila, Knockdhu, and Craigellachie single malts and North British grain whisky. (46%)
In Signatory Vintage's very affordable 100 Proof Exceptional Cask series, this is the 15th edition, a 16-year-old Speyside (M), so a Macallan single malt. It matured in Oloroso sherry casks and is, of course, bottled at 100 proof (= 57.1% ABV).
This Daily Dram bottling from 2016 scores over 91 points on the Whiskybase! It is a blend of Speyside single malt whiskies that matured for 40 years in a fino sherry cask. The whisky is praised for its fullness and harmonious complexity. (47.2%)
Rumour has it that this single malt whisky, released by Sansibar in 2015, is a Macallan. In any case, it is a Speyside malt that went into the (sherry) cask in 1977 and was bottled 38 years later at 46.1%. It scores over 90 points on whiskybase.com.
From 1975 to 2016, for 41 years, this single malt whisky from the Speyside region matured in a fino sherry cask, a true old school dram. It was bottled by Antique Lions of Spirits at a fine old cask strength of 46.9% ABV. (91.1 rating)
With Cadenhead's Enigma series, you can guess which whisky it is; the bottler doesn't specify, only mentioning the region. Okay, so this Speysider spent the last two of its 12 years maturing in an Oloroso sherry cask and is bottled at 50%.
A unique encounter between two blended whiskies from the Japanese brand Ichiro: one with a Dutch Delftware scene on the label, the other with a Japanese temple; both matured in a bourbon cask, one of which was an ex-peated one. Unique! (61.8% and 60.8%)
A new Springbank 15 edition. This single malt whisky from Campbeltown aged in bourbon and sherry casks, and was bottled at 46%. Springbank whisky has its own very recognizable and appreciated character. This also applies to this nicely priced bottle.
This Springbank was released in 2016 in a limited edition. It matured for 16 years in 80% bourbon and 20% sherry casks before being bottled at cask strength (54.3%). What makes this single malt whisky really special is that it is made from local barley.
Campbeltown Distillery Springbank also occasionally does single cask bottlings. In 2017 they released this edition, especially for the Belgian market. The single malt whisky is 16 years old. It spent that time in a 'fresh' bourbon cask. Bottled at 48.1%.
This Springbank is actually too good to be a collector's item, but of course it is: the old-school single malt whisky, vintage 1969, was bottled at a cask strength of 52.8% by Signatory Vintage in 1996 after having matured for 26 years in a sherry cask.
This special bottling, released for Springbank's Virtual Open Day 2020, scored an impressive 91 points on Whiskybase. The Campbeltown single malt whisky matured for 26 years in two refill bourbon casks, yielding a total of 432 bottles at 51.1% ABV.
All of the Springbank single malt whiskies bottled by Archives got high scores. This is also the case for this 2016 bottling of a Springbank that matured for 19 years in a fresh sherry hogshead. 227 bottles came from that cask, at 54.8% cask strength.
This is an interesting Archives bottling, especially for fans of Springbank single malt whisky but also for whisky lovers in general. The Campbeltonian matured for 22 years in a bourbon hogshead and was bottled in 2018 at 54.9% cask strength.
All of the Springbank single malt whiskies bottled by Archives got high scores. This is also the case for this 2018 bottling of a Springbank that matured for 22 years in a bourbon hogshead. 277 bottles came from that cask, at 55.8% cask strength.
In 2012, this Springbank was released in the Raw Cask series from no-nonsense bottler Blackadder. The single malt whisky aged in a bourbon cask and was bottled at a cask strength of 58.2%. The character of this renowned Campbeltonian is clearly present.
All of the Springbank single malt whiskies bottled by Archives got high scores. This is also the case for this 2016 bottling of a Springbank that matured for 17 years in a sherry hogshead. 239 bottles came from that cask, at 50.3% cask strength.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Springbank Society, a celebratory bottling was released for members in 2014. It is a 14-year-old single malt whisky made from local barley and matured in a sherry cask. The members were very enthusiastic! (57.8%)
Independent bottlings of Springbank single malt are rare, and certainly bottlings like this one from Archives! The Campbeltonian matured for 23 years in a first-fill sherry cask. From this cask, the whisky was bottled in just 66 bottles, at 53.9% ABV.
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