Springbank Ten

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I asked an acquaintance the other day (that told me that they love Scotch Whisky) "Have you ever had a bottle of Springbank?" and their answer was "Spring What?" "Never heard of it!"
We whisky Geeks think that anyone that knows something about Scotch surely knows about one of the hardest to get whiskies. And most of these folks do know something about Scotch whisky as well as some of the popular single malts like Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Macallan, Glenmorangie, Lagavulin, etc. etc. and a few others that are at most of our liquor stores. Over here in Canada you do not see Springbank anywhere, period. So how will these folks know about this whisky since a liquor store is the only marketing source of information and visual identification for them. If you never see it you will probably not know anything about it.
You think that Springbank should be concerned about that. Probably not because they can't keep up to the market demand as it is. And that is not a bad problem to have; the demand exceeding the supply.
My first bottle of Springbank was given to me by my son fifteen years ago and i haven't got a clue where he got it from. I remember asking him and he said he wasn't sure, probably one of four places. That's probably because it was not as hard to get back then and even though it was recommended as a really good single malt it didn't stand out as a rare whisky.
Today I would have a real problem finding it out here in on Vancouver Island or the rest of BC and probably across Canada. That is why I was so focused on coming back with a couple Springbank bottles from my Scotland tour. So let's get into the ever so popular Springbank Ten and see if it lives up to the glory it is given. Enjoy the video. Slàinte Mhath
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[@paulm749]

The current situation with Springbank reminds me of what happened to Weller 12yo about a decade ago - that used to be my go-to bourbon when it was $27.00/bottle. Then some people noticed that it had the same or very similar mashbill as Pappy, then prices and availability went nuts. Your review seems to indicate that Springbank are maintaining the quality of their whisky, so that's something. It's kind of ironic that the distillery sees almost nothing of all the money that's changing hands in the secondary market, but at least they can be sure of selling all they make while the bubble lasts. It's Dutch tulip mania all over again.

[@noelsworldofwhisky8208]

I am with you on Weller and the price of Pappy today.....I have a bottle from years ago but I had a chance to buy a couple at our BCL special release if I wanted to stand in a line up early in the morning. I wasn't willing to do that. The Weller has been easier to get in BC. When will this bubble burst?

[@eymerichinquisitore9022]

In fact, 100 euros a bottle makes it the most overrated whisky exactly like the Macallan. It is well made and intriguing stuff but it is worth half of it.

[@noelsworldofwhisky8208]

I didn't find their whiskies pricy at the distillery as compared to the other distilleries. What I found was the lack of availability of their whisky. They do not produce enough whisky for the market demand. It wasn't always that way because my son use to buy me affordable Springbank 14s and 15s that were readily available in BC, Canada that you can not find today let alone what you might pay for them.. Slàinte Mhath