Springbank 1997, 11 år, Madeira Wood, OB

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Springbank 1997, 11 år, Madeira Wood
June 1997 - January 2009, 9090 bottles
70 centiliter, originalbuteljering, 55,1%
Hemsida

Inköpt 2009-04-01 för SEK 500 = 7,14 kr/cl Oöppnad

Mina kommentarer:
Helt och hållet lagrad på Madeira fat och ingen finish. Bra är den också. Min poäng: ?? p

Tasting notes från whiskyfun: Officiella tasting notes:

Springbank 11 yo 1997/2009 ‘Madeira Wood’ (55.1%, OB, 9,090 bottles)
This one was fully matured in Madeira wood, not just finished. Colour: full gold. Nose: this is rougher and wilder than the 18, and not just because of the higher strength. First whiffs of distillation, wash, boiled cereals… Then the very same kind of rather superb smokiness as in the 18 (maybe a tad more towards a garden fire under the rain), and finally a lot of cereally and mashy notes again, not quite porridgy but… Hints of Madeira indeed but it’s anything but winey as such. Old walnuts, cake, malt. With water: impressive, we’re very close to the 18 now! And whiffs of a farmyard after the rain. This one takes water perfectly well! Mouth (neat): hot, rich and very fruity, starting on loads of overripe oranges and notes of violet sweets and just a very faint bitter rubber – nothing unpleasant. Quite some liquorice too, orange liqueur… and more liquorice. With water: once again, it swims like Mark Spitz. Smoked orange liqueur (uh?), Darjeeling, nougat. Finish: long, with some soft spices (cumin?) and notes of orange cake like on the nose. Comments: very good, maybe just a tiny tad more, say sloppy than the 18.
SGP:541 - 87 points.
Inga


Springbank 1997, 11 år, Madeira Wood June 1997 - January 2009, 9090 bottles	70 centiliter, originalbuteljering, 55,1% Hemsida
Inköpt 2009-04-01 för SEK 500 = 7,14 kr/cl	Oöppnad
Mina kommentarer: Helt och hållet lagrad på Madeira fat och ingen finish. Bra är den också.	Min poäng: ?? p
Tasting notes från whiskyfun:	Officiella tasting notes:
Springbank 11 yo 1997/2009 ‘Madeira Wood’ (55.1%, OB, 9,090 bottles) This one was fully matured in Madeira wood, not just finished. Colour: full gold. Nose: this is rougher and wilder than the 18, and not just because of the higher strength. First whiffs of distillation, wash, boiled cereals… Then the very same kind of rather superb smokiness as in the 18 (maybe a tad more towards a garden fire under the rain), and finally a lot of cereally and mashy notes again, not quite porridgy but… Hints of Madeira indeed but it’s anything but winey as such. Old walnuts, cake, malt. With water: impressive, we’re very close to the 18 now! And whiffs of a farmyard after the rain. This one takes water perfectly well! Mouth (neat): hot, rich and very fruity, starting on loads of overripe oranges and notes of violet sweets and just a very faint bitter rubber – nothing unpleasant. Quite some liquorice too, orange liqueur… and more liquorice. With water: once again, it swims like Mark Spitz. Smoked orange liqueur (uh?), Darjeeling, nougat. Finish: long, with some soft spices (cumin?) and notes of orange cake like on the nose. Comments: very good, maybe just a tiny tad more, say sloppy than the 18. SGP:541 - 87 points.	Inga