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Style: Fruity and Malty Nose:Spicy wind of black peppercorn blows on the top, while fresh papaya, overripe tangerines and poached pears swirling on ground level. A curious limestone flick, light nutmeg and cinnamon dust falling upon the golden malt. Glazed ginger dices, carrot cake with a thin layer of vanilla cream. White floral confectionaries beaming…
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Style: Fruity and Oaky Nose:Light touches of acetone on a warmer fudge and honey-glazed almonds at the front. Shy but solid stewed fruits emitting an alluring fragrance from the core. White flowers and maple syrup with a tarry speck. Peat smoke has mostly evaporated, or rather, disintegrated and attached onto other elements in the sight.…
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Style: Fruity and Waxy Nose:A frosty mint breeze bringing in lemons, honeycomb, oranges and apples. Spice getting feisty again, while Royal jelly and citrus drops forming a waxy sweetness underneath. Malt levitates but feeling slightly undercooked, which is swiftly covered by crisp green apples. Just a touch of coconut cream tagging on the barley at…
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Style: Fruity and Grassy Nose: Begins with a clean and intriguing blend of green eucalyptus, boiled fruits and subtle lily fragrance. Big and round sun-dried apricots being laid on a firm but bubbly layer of vanilla cream. Barley husk, honeycomb and then pine leaves as the spice peaks at the final quarter. Tiny dash of…
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Style: Fruity and Lightly Smoked Nose:Viscous caramel fudge rolling in with high-flying peppermint. Followed by farm-y and peaty signatures you always expect from Springbank. Yellow fruits and a hint of strawberry sparkling Rosé, delicious. Then Ice-cold spice strikes again, while the sunbeam of sweet Madeira orange is trapped inside it. Peat smoke makes an escape…
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Style: Fruity and Grassy Nose:Creamy yoghurt mixing nicely with tiny pineapple and melon chunks at the front, sweet and comfortable. Fresh-cut grass brushes magnify and transform into greater spearmint pulses, followed by some camphor and white peppercorns which makes the distillate quite bright and vibrant. The spirit hotness gradually subsides and give way to vanilla,…
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Style: Spicy, Sweet and Smoky Nose:Round dark fruits and chocolate notes coating around the unyielding maritime, even slightly meaty spirit. Overripe strawberries, fig jam and blackcurrant gummies gradually give way to some spicy bird’s eye, unshucked oysters and limoncello. Mineral brushes and peat signatures forming alliance with black cardamom, nutmeg, stewed fruits at lower level.…
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Style: Smoky, Fruity and Complex Nose:Exceptionally rich vanilla, charred oak and glazed hazelnut gently blended in with barbeque smoke, ultra-aged sweet peat and a drop of brine. Fragrant floral perfume and drier green mint oscillating in and out, white chocolate sponge cake, boiled yellow fruits, some focused herbal overtone leaving hot trails in the sky.…
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Style: Smoky, Fruity and Creamy Nose:Full of classic Laphroaig goodness, a mix of liquorice, marmalade and bonfire ashes. Followed by lemon citrus, salty peaches, almond flakes and roasted seaweed. Edging more towards the realm of raw Islay as we progress, lean barbeque pork, chilli shreds and smoked shellfish. Coffee and cream, minimal amount of manuka…
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Style: Sherry sweet and Spicy Nose:Hmmmm, quite funky on the nose, liquorice roots, fennels, earthy potatoes, cereal and bacon strips are all immersed in dark fruits sauce. This sherry has a bit of everything in here, alas, they are pulling towards different directions. Not sure if that’s because of the cask or the spirit though……
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