Springbank 10yr. Local Barley 2021

Springbank 10yr. Local Barley 2021 - 750ml

Color: Golden Amber

Nose: Sweet and dense dark brown muscovado sugar and fruity from dried raisins and dates soaked in prune juice. Moist and sticky fruit cake spiced with powdered cinnamon, ground ginger and a light dusting of ground cloves and white pepper. Dark and syrupy rich honey with orange peel and enriched with vanilla toffee. Salted caramel smothered in milk chocolate with fudge’y dates.

Palate: So very sweet with an extremely oily and chewy mouthfeel. All of the darker sugars play on the palate such as muscovado and Chinese brown sugar sticks. Viscous treacle with white pepper and lots of black pepper. Cinnamon sugar pretzels and ginger snap biscuits giving a bit of dryness on the tongue. Dried fruits from raisins and dates with a refreshing maritime brine. 

Finish: long but, every so often, the flavor dries out; but because of the sweetness and oiliness of the liquid, it comes back. The ending goes through stages of moisture and dryness with a constant slow burn of pepper on the back of the throat. Balanced bitterness and sweetness all the way to the end.