Hey Dustin, you think maybe the magic was Kinda like Angels share?? I mean the opposite…leaky cask/Devils share. I have the 20 year Fresh Sherry Dist. April 1997 to bottling April 2017. There were 192 bottles. I paid $300. + tax @ Binny’s a few yrs back
@topshelfdustin3060
3 жыл бұрын
Well, so I guess we could look at that a bit. The bourbon cask, also 19 years old, also yielded 300 casks. So it's awfully odd to get more bottles from a bourbon cask than a sherry cask (which are generally large barrels).
@WhiskyWars
3 жыл бұрын
oh I want to try this one so bad, great review guys!
@topshelfwhisky
3 жыл бұрын
Incredible whisky
@Houman7
3 жыл бұрын
Call me a fan but even a good batch of Springbank 10 can be epic and better than some 18 YOs in the market. I simply can’t imagine how good this one can be. What really shocked me is that there are only 120 of these bottles and Dustin have 2 of those!!! Finding Springbank 21 was a challenge this year to me while they made 3300 bottles.
@topshelfdustin3060
3 жыл бұрын
springbanks have become so much harder to get sadly. But 5 years ago, they were just sitting around.
@Houman7
3 жыл бұрын
@@topshelfdustin3060 I remember even 2 years ago you could pick any core range Springbank here in Bay Area now it’s even hard to grab 10 or 15.
@topshelfdustin3060
3 жыл бұрын
@@Houman7 the 18 is sold out here and it costs 240 and even 6 months ago it looked to be collecting dust. It's crazy, it really is.
@travisfaircloth
3 жыл бұрын
Good lawd that sounds great. Was the Springbank DNA standing up to the sherry cask? I have noticed Springbank getting some pushback for releasing the 100% oloroso LB. Some are saying it's losing distillery character w/ too much cask influence and basically whining about price and availablilty. What say you? BTW I can't wait for that LB sherry!! Cheers guys
@topshelfdustin3060
3 жыл бұрын
Well, if everyone wants any springbank the 9k bottles they do on most releases will go fast and then yeah secondary will get stupid. That's just supply and demand. Anyone complaining about that hasn't been buying whisky the last decade or is just bitter. That said there's still springbank character here but it's certainly a secondary note. But at the same time to me part of older springbanks is also the dunnage warehouse character on the oak which is here in full force. People like that Serge guy many quote here might not be as big a fan as we are but is there anyone who really cares what he thinks about his 1 oz reviews? :) LB however is different as they're kinda about how they're different from normal springbank due to that local barely and hiding that character might hide why people buy it. But that said...I want a case of the new stuff as there's nothing better than springbank and fresh sherry.
@topshelfwhisky
3 жыл бұрын
Well the distillery charter is covered due to the active cask, sure. But in he best way possible. Travis, this might be the best Sprinkbank I've ever tasted.... ever!
@primewhisky
3 жыл бұрын
Oh that´s a nice one!
@topshelfwhisky
3 жыл бұрын
Epic whisky!
@WhiskyBuzz
3 жыл бұрын
Uhhh great one 🤘🏻
@MrPsiman
3 жыл бұрын
I saw a bottle of the 19 last year at Wally’s for $300 and I hesitated and and few weeks later went back to get it and it was gone. I screwed up because I had already spent about $1200 and I let it get past me
@topshelfwhisky
3 жыл бұрын
Never let great whisky buying stop you from more great whisky buying. I've made that mistake too many times.
@jslee225
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome review guys! I’ve been waiting years for this review and it did not disappoint. I am excited about the other SB single casks reviews coming up that Dustin alluded to. I also have a few of the SB single cask (pacific edge) as well. @dustin I heard you mention that you never acquired the SB 14 bourbon wood. I have an extra one that maybe we can trade for. Let me know if interested?
@topshelfwhisky
3 жыл бұрын
You have one of these?
@jslee225
3 жыл бұрын
@@topshelfwhisky yes, jumped all-in on the SB bandwagon back in 2016 when these were just collecting dust!
@squinugie2091
3 жыл бұрын
Have you had chance to try the 24 year old single sherry cask bottled in 2019 and if so how does it compare with this 19 year old?
@topshelfdustin3060
3 жыл бұрын
Sadly not, I didn't see any of those for sale before the price went insane.
@subhoriju
3 жыл бұрын
Has this bottle ever made it to the US market ? Any chance buying this bottle from anywhere ? Sorry if I am sounding greedy.. :-)
@topshelfdustin3060
3 жыл бұрын
this was exclusive to the US. There were multiple age statements that came out so while this single cask was 120, there were some older and younger options. So you might be able to find one secondary in the 400-600 range. That said I don't see the fresh sherry or fresh port come to market much. Other singles seem more available.
@charlesashworth6805
3 жыл бұрын
I'm with Dustin I think springbank releases partial casks when they have an exceptional single barrel and keep the rest for blending into their core range
@topshelfwhisky
3 жыл бұрын
You and Dustin may be right but blending any of this whisky should be a crime.
@primewhisky
3 жыл бұрын
Ian has retired from Lagavulin so go Mike
@topshelfwhisky
3 жыл бұрын
That's the dream.
@jasoncoates1835
3 жыл бұрын
73% of the Scottish people I know are called Gary.
@topshelfwhisky
3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@DonnerPassWhisky
3 жыл бұрын
Now you have me wondering where the rest of the whisky from that cask went too😅. On of my favorite bottles ever so far is a Highland Park 12 single cask European oak sherry hogshead that is I think is as small as they get and it was 292 CS bottles. Hard to think that the extra 7 years would lose that many more bottles ? Perhaps the rest went into a vat of something else they were bottling as it sounds like it would kick it up a notch for sure. Cheers guy's
@robertzemko6590
3 жыл бұрын
Golly gee, I presume with this one you needn't bother acquiring the new Local Barley 10 ? (lol)
@topshelfwhisky
3 жыл бұрын
LB10 is always a buy! But it’s not on this level.
@topshelfdustin3060
3 жыл бұрын
That isn't available and I've had this bottle a few years. Trust me the new LB is top of my radar right now. I'm looking to get 3-6 bottles.
@topshelfdustin3060
3 жыл бұрын
@@topshelfwhisky the new LB is 100% finished in fresh sherry like this was btw.
@kopira
3 жыл бұрын
if you guys make review '120 bottles' whisky I think that you want to share a lot samples for lover you followers ;)
@topshelfwhisky
3 жыл бұрын
I'm all for sharing Dustin's whisky.
@thedraminator6103
3 жыл бұрын
Guys, would you ever even think of running that juice through a coffee filter to get rid of the floters ❓
@topshelfdustin3060
3 жыл бұрын
Be easier to just pour the bottle down the drain.
@thedraminator6103
3 жыл бұрын
@@topshelfdustin3060 I'm just not a fan of things floating in my beverage of choice.
@topshelfdustin3060
3 жыл бұрын
@@thedraminator6103 that's where all the flavor is
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