Springbank CV 46% Score 7.74 at our Campbeltown tasting 2011:

 

Salty nose, some smoke even, Longrow at a guess. Yeast, beer, apricots, light colour and 46% with brine, dusty linen and grasshoppers.

Sweet palate with smoke, oils and buttery.

A zingy finish, sweet, lime, cocoa with long length.

 

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Springbank CV 70cl 46% ABV

Springbank CV is the product of a variety of different cask types and sizes, all specially selected by Director of Production Frank McHardy and Distillery Manager Stuart Robertson. Frank and Stuart's years of experience allowed them to choose a range of casks, every one complementing the other to ensure a great whisky with lots of flavour and the classic Springbank style.

What does CV mean? Chairman's Vat? Currriculum vitae? Cuvee of Vintages?  It means whatever you want it to mean, enjoying the whisky is the most important thing.

Nose: The initial nose is a mix of subdued sherry sweetness, subtle peat notes, menthol and eucalyptus. Further nosing revealed a meaty character with complex hints of sesame oil and soy sauce.

Palate: Subtle sherry notes come through along with a depth of oak and spice. These then evolve into notes reminiscent of our traditional Dunnage warehouses.

Finish: The flavours remaining are mainly coming from the sherry casks, although right at the end a hnt of port tannins can be detected, perhaps suggesting the pedigree of casks used for the Springbank CV.