70cl * 51.4% ABV * Campbeltown, Scotland
In 1992, a group of friends with a passion for whisky got together purchased 20 Hogshead casks of Springbank just 5 days after distillation. Over the years, these whiskies have been drawn down and bottled at various stages - giving their enthusiastic purchasers the opportunity to experience the same whisky at various points of evolution.
Cask 150 was bottled in 2017, with 25 years of cask aging.
Phil Dwyer, manager of the Whisky Shop in Manchester, has provided the following tasting notes:
'Nose: Lemon. Much less tropical than it’s younger brother bottling. Cut grass, citrus peels, hay bails, farmyard funkiness, mint, toffee, and cherry. The toffee note takes a while to show itself. Palate: Spicier! Heavier oak and freshly sawn wood, liquorice. No fruit notes. Not as overwhelming as it may sound. Minted toffee, coriander, sea salt and drying smoke. Finish: Buttery pastry, butter cream, more salt, green tea, ‘Springbank Funk’ and an overall creaminess. Verdict: We’ve traded tropical fruit for a bigger texture with the 25YO. Oak and drier flavours lead the way, but it’s still quite creamy and decadent.'