Springbank – 30 Year Old (Release 2022) (46%)

This is a 30-year-old Springbank from the 2022 release, bottled at 46%. Only 1,400 bottles were filled, and the whisky is non-chill-filtered with no added colour. Springbank is a Campbeltown distillery that malts all the barley it uses. The nose is led by tropical fruit, with pineapple, mandarin and peach, and a vanilla note that develops over time. On the palate, sweet lemon and mandarin sit alongside a little delicate peat smoke, opal fruits, sorbet sweets, Turkish delight and hints of coconut. The finish carries the tropical fruit through, with a waxy note and mint leaves.