Review #124: Springbank 13 Sherry Single Cask

Springbank Sherry 13 Singlecask

Cambeltown - 13 years old - NCF - NCA - Sample ($120 at the local) - 58.6%

Color - Burnished

Nose - Fig, apricot, nutmeg, berry, vanilla, a richness to this nose - frosting, all surrounded by some hard to place funk

Taste - Fruit cake, figs, nectarine, orange - mouth coating

Finish - Medium Long - Christmas pudding, orange zest, cloves and a touch of funk - leather, nuts , cork and lingering cola

Overall - 8 - This is a fantastic dram, probably the best sherry bomb I have ever had. The dram oozes flavor throughout. It is for sure a sherry bomb and not balanced but it executes on every point. The berry and frosting in the nose is just rich and lovely. The taste, mouthfeel and finish all bring the ruckus. Really solid. I would put this in my sherry bomb power rankings if it weren't a limited run.

Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale

5.5 Solid Dram, but they probably wouldn't discount enough to buy

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Springbank 6.5 (12)

Standard Deviation 0.90

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.16