Springbank – 25 Year Old 2000 Single 1st Fill Fresh Bourbon Cask #112 Exclusive for PRC (70cl, 42.9%)

This is a 25 year old Springbank single malt from Campbeltown, distilled in 2000 and bottled at 42.9% in a 70cl bottle. It was matured in a single first-fill bourbon hogshead, cask 112, and bottled exclusively for PRC. The cask gave 186 bottles. The nose is fairly light, with tangerine, lime, melon and yellow apple, then broken branches, minty ash, almonds and toasted vanilla, with tobacco leaf, leather and old oak coming later. Butter leads on the palate, which is very oily, with thyme and rosemary, herbal honey, yellow fruits, light wood smoke and crushed mint. The finish is medium to long, with warming oak spice, smoked herbs, orange oil and drying tobacco.