Springbank 1998 PSI small cask Australia exclusive!!!

Shane

As a collector and consumer of Springbank whiskies, I know how frustrating it can be to not have access to "that" special bottling for a specific market. Therfore any society members wishing to purchase this special bottling of 612 bottles at 53.3% ABV done for PSI in Australia can contact me to arrange an order. It is a Sublime whisky indeed, very dark in colour thick, sweet and viscous in the palate matured in small casks and bottled in June 2009. Cost $180AUD per bottle plus shipping.

wcotting · Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:40 am Post subject:

Hi Shane

As a Springbank Collector in Switzerland I'm very interested to buy two bottles of this special bottling!!! How we can handle a deal with?

You will find my collection here: www.willy-cotting.com

Many thanks for your help Razz

Best regards

Willy

wcotting · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:41 am Post subject:

Hi Shane

Once again, many thanks for all you done for me!!! I'm waiting now
the arriving of my bottles Laughing

Best regards

Willy

asiadog · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject: Springbank PSI Australia

Hello Shane,
did you have the chance to taste the PSI Springbank allready?- and if so could you write a little bit about your impression?

best regards

Andreas Wink

Shane · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject:

Hi Guys, I will just post Jim Murrays 2010 Whisky bible notes. Cheers

PSI Springbank 1998 small oak cask (95)

n24.5 a sublimely sexy package: concentrated barley with bourbony concentrated oak. The explosive mix takes you into a land of heady fruit: peaches and guava thickened by toasty molasses, even maybe a hint of PVC phenols;

t24 the tongue-curling effect of the delivery confirms the big oak presence. But the malt has it under control and dishes out plenty of piercingly sharp notes to compensate; spices form in the middle ground; first shyly and then have a freer role;

f23 liquorice and chocolate gives way to chocolate lime;

b23.5 the problem with Springbank is that it is such an enormous malt it needs big age or at least a major reaction with oak to bring the best out of it. So many malts up to the age of about 18 struggle to really be heard: the oak and barley cancel each other out. That has ling been my theory and this wonderful, full-throttled bottling from Springbank filled into small casks to maximise the oak influence - a form of premature aging - goes a way to prove it. The best independent Springbank I have tasted in yonks