tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post8114116210059833937..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Single Malt Report: Springbank 16 year old 1999 Local BarleyMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-60245492110257195122017-01-01T20:20:06.352-05:002017-01-01T20:20:06.352-05:00Cool, thanks for the reply. The only thing I can ...Cool, thanks for the reply. The only thing I can think of is that we both had the same beer prior to trying this one, so maybe that affected our palates. Haven't had that issue in the past, but there's a first time for everything. At times I've second guessed my decision not to purchase this, and your rotten glowing review is not helping. Though to be fair, I have so many special occasion bottles in my "cellar" (because the object of my obsession is classy it is not considered hoarding) at this point that I really need to stick more to bottles I can open without visions of burning dollar bills dancing through my mind. My state occasionally gets surprise shipments of Springbank releases 1-3 years after the rest of the country gets them though, so I might get another crack at this one.<br /><br />P.S. - Now that you are safely ensconced within Ohio's snowy borders, have you considered visiting Tom's Foolery Distillery? I buy about one bottle a year just to see how his whiskey is progressing, though now that he's switched stills I assume it will change pretty drastically in character in a few years.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930242411804635662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-81175577936802891922017-01-01T15:34:24.772-05:002017-01-01T15:34:24.772-05:00Yikes, $400 is CRAZY. I've seen a couple Europ...Yikes, $400 is CRAZY. I've seen a couple European retailers selling it for around $300. That's a lot of money.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-53516689184031040252017-01-01T15:32:57.212-05:002017-01-01T15:32:57.212-05:00I'm pretty sensitive to ethyl heat in whiskies...I'm pretty sensitive to ethyl heat in whiskies, but I didn't find any of that in this one. It does change considerably as it sits in the glass. It has also changed in the bottle. The first two pours were mind-blowing, and it now it's merely excellent. :)Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-14161020295788156982016-12-31T09:04:05.693-05:002016-12-31T09:04:05.693-05:00Did you find this to be a bit hot? You mentioned ...Did you find this to be a bit hot? You mentioned chile/pepper in your notes, but didn't make any mention of it being overly hot, so I assume not. I tried it at Jack Rose and found it to be very hot. A friend with a trusted palate concurred, so I chose not to take the $170 plunge. I normally find Springbank to be fairly drinkable at cask strength, at least in tasting-sized nips. I ended up just buying another Springbank 12 Green to satisfy my "naked" Springbank cravings.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930242411804635662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-55139536747374651342016-12-30T23:52:47.768-05:002016-12-30T23:52:47.768-05:00Was never able to get hands on a bottle of this he...Was never able to get hands on a bottle of this here in Tokyo. It can be gotten online for over 400 dollars U.S., but though I may be foolish, limited funds keep me from getting out of line with my whisky purchases these days. Glad to see you've rated it well, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com