Springbank 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - 2011 bottling

Other reviews... [+/- 2011 bottling] I think, but I’m not 100% sure, that this is the latest version of the 18, bottled this year (as some cool Springbank rep told me at London’s Whisky Show). Colour: pale gold. Nose: perfect, on sultanas, putty, motor oil, pine sap, ashes, grass and just a little bacon – not deep-fried! As with the previous batch, it’s no big whisky and it has rather less oomph than older versions, but it’s wonderful. Mouth: excellent, briny, zesty and salty. More so than the earlier versions. Also green tea and orange liqueur. Finish: long, on exactly the same notes. Cherry sweets and green pepper in the aftertaste. Comments: we need a version of the 18 at full proof. Signed: a well-wisher. 88 points - whiskyfun.com