Springbank 10

Springbank 10 - Campbeltown's scotch.

My first impressions of this were, its very BROWN.  Scotch is normally a lighter amber.  This was, quite....brown.  Taking a sniff of it revealed that there was a lot going on.  Very spicy smelling and tasting.  Much more spicy than anything else I have tried so far.  Straight, it was a little bit strong, so I added a slight bit of water.  It was still very peppery, complex, and slightly sweet and strong.  A bit more water smoothed it out.  But this is a very different scotch with stronger peppery taste, but still with a nice sweetness.  Caramel and hot pepper. I liked the unique flavour of this; my wife was less impressed.

Springbank is Campbeltown's only distillery, and is unlike the nearby Islay scotches that I have tried.