Springbank 1968 Chieftain's (Cask 1414) Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Springbank 1968 Chieftain's (Cask 1414)

Added on Thursday, Mar 15, 2012 at 11:07 PM

Bottler:

Ian Macleod & Co Ltd

Age:	40 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	1968	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	54.00 %	Region:	Campbeltown
Price:	$1300	Availability:	Specialty Stores

Distilled October 1968 Bottled October 2008 Cask no. 1414 First Fill Oloroso Butt

398 Bottles

Member Ratings and Notes

Adam

Nose of light sherry with a little varnished wood. Some brine.

Palate delivers on the nose, rich and oaky, just a hint sweet. It really gets exquisite in the finish, with peaks and valleys of assorted spices with a nice oak kiss goodbye.

This is just uber-drinkable while still packing lots of delicious flavors, I'd think anyone would love this.

Andy

n: Average. Wood sealant. Very faint candy (watermelon jolly rancher.

p: Roasted almonds and butterscotch. I gave this an A-/A on my first tasting, but in a more controlled environment I wasn't as thrilled. Little bitt of spanish cedar and indeterminate spice, somewhere between potpouri and cinnamon. Nice body, malty finish.

B+/A-

The last one just sold out, so... guess this won't do you much good.

Fuji

Tasted blind:

N: Oily, citrus tea sweetness, fresh baked bread, anise and heather

P: Citrus, apples and oak on the palate. Very light body with a drying effect on the palate and tongue.

F: Cough drop like mentholated finish

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