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Quaich1
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 Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:25 pm Post subject: My taste notes for Springbank 12 Year Old CS 55.3%abv |
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Here are my taste notes from last night:
Neat:
Nose: Apricots, honey, wisp of sherry, nutty notes, sweet cereal, syrup, cedar chips, caramelized onions, and kiln-baked fresh kaiser rolls.
Palate: Fruity with a spicy tang, smooth and creamy, pepper, citrus and mint.
Finish: Long, warming, spice, pepper with faintest green chili, wet oak, spicy stewed fruit and honey.
This one packs a punch that is well-received and it's complexity rings true.
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Creed
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I do like Springbank, this is one i havent had the pleasure of. |
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bifter
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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I really like Springbank 10 and lament the passing of the Longrow CV more than I might care to admit! This sounds right up my street. 
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Quaich1
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| bifter wrote: | | I really like Springbank 10 and lament the passing of the Longrow CV more than I might care to admit! This sounds right up my street. |
I really think you would like this Springbank 12. It's a bit pricey over here in Ontario, about 65 pounds equivalent. I expect it's some cheaper up your way.
You also mention Longrow CV. Is that the same one available here at the LCBO?
LONGROW CV HEAVILY PEATED CAMPBELTOWN SINGLE MALT
700 mL bottle
Price $ 82.95
Made in: Scotland, United Kingdom
By: Springbank/J.& A. Mitchell & Co.
Release Date: Aug 4, 2012
Spirits, Whisky/Whiskey, Single Malt Scotch
46.0% Alcohol/Vol.
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bifter
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Quaich1 wrote: | | bifter wrote: | | I really like Springbank 10 and lament the passing of the Longrow CV more than I might care to admit! This sounds right up my street. |
I really think you would like this Springbank 12. It's a bit pricey over here in Ontario, about 65 pounds equivalent. I expect it's some cheaper up your way.
You also mention Longrow CV. Is that the same one available here at the LCBO?
LONGROW CV HEAVILY PEATED CAMPBELTOWN SINGLE MALT
700 mL bottle
Price $ 82.95
Made in: Scotland, United Kingdom
By: Springbank/J.& A. Mitchell & Co.
Release Date: Aug 4, 2012
Spirits, Whisky/Whiskey, Single Malt Scotch
46.0% Alcohol/Vol. |
Yup, Springbank are discontinuing it. It's well worth a try if you've never had it - a NAS mix of bourbon, port and sherry casks and a dollop of thick peat, it's their take on an Islay style. It would retail around £33 here, compared to your price of around £52, not sure how regular a markup that is? I did some tasting notes in the notes forum, one of my regular novels! 
http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2355
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Quaich1
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The markup here in Ontario on single malts compared to let's say bottle prices in Scotland can range anywhere from 15 to 45%. However, occasionally certain bottles may actually be fairly close in price but that is very much the exception rather than the rule. Again, the main reason for this is that the LCBO has no competition period in Ontario. Other provinces have similar price profiles with some variation. The high Canadian mark-up compared with Europe prices is still about the same. The idea of having cut-rate stores like you do in Scotland and England makes us so very envious. However, such is life. Every so often one hear's about a movement to sell spirits through other stores, etc but it never seems to garner the support of the government.
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bifter
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| Quaich1 wrote: | The markup here in Ontario on single malts compared to let's say bottle prices in Scotland can range anywhere from 15 to 45%. However, occasionally certain bottles may actually be fairly close in price but that is very much the exception rather than the rule. Again, the main reason for this is that the LCBO has no competition period in Ontario. Other provinces have similar price profiles with some variation. The high Canadian mark-up compared with Europe prices is still about the same. The idea of having cut-rate stores like you do in Scotland and England makes us so very envious. However, such is life. Every so often one hear's about a movement to sell spirits through other stores, etc but it never seems to garner the support of the government.
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I've always thought of Canada being quite a cool place to live (metaphorically and meteorologically) but that's a bit of a dampener.
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Quaich1
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| bifter wrote: | | Quaich1 wrote: | The markup here in Ontario on single malts compared to let's say bottle prices in Scotland can range anywhere from 15 to 45%. However, occasionally certain bottles may actually be fairly close in price but that is very much the exception rather than the rule. Again, the main reason for this is that the LCBO has no competition period in Ontario. Other provinces have similar price profiles with some variation. The high Canadian mark-up compared with Europe prices is still about the same. The idea of having cut-rate stores like you do in Scotland and England makes us so very envious. However, such is life. Every so often one hear's about a movement to sell spirits through other stores, etc but it never seems to garner the support of the government.
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I've always thought of Canada being quite a cool place to live (metaphorically and meteorologically) but that's a bit of a dampener. |
Single malts may be high here but there's always other perks. For example, I live right near orchards in the Niagara Fruit Belt: nectarine trees, peach trees, plums, all sorts of apple orchards and then there's the peaches and cream corn fields, tomatoes by the barrels and it goes on and on and the prices during the summer, at low low prices, eating fresh off the tree or out of the field or from the bush, raspberries, blueberries, need I go on.....It's like heaven. And then there's the 85 wineries around the peninsula. The prices are really good and there's our world famous ice wine.
I remember the price of 2 cantaloups when I toured Japan was 25.00 and grapes were 20.00 a pound. Everything is relative.
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