Sorry about the sound on this one. We had a bad core.

Sounds like a beautifully dirty whisky. Price and availability is a barrier.

Thanks guys for another informative and shopping list video. Now to find the right “grocery” store. Cheers All!

I've just opened a bottle of the 2023 release which I got for £110 at the distillery shop. It is very dark and on first tasting is excellent .

18yo comparison would be great!

Great review guys👍🏻 Have one unopened so have to crack that one opened😋 In Sweden it sold out in one second but it was 150usd so quite a good price these days🤗

Sounds about what I would expect. Neither of you looked like you were knocked out of your socks. My last Springbank 18 was the 100% ex-bourbon they did. I know folk these days will be desperate to get a bottle of the 18 but I've never been a huge fan. Same with the Longrow 18. I've even had sulphured versions of both. I always far preferred Springbank 10 (better value) and 12 (wow factor) which I could pick up all year round until recently. Here's another thing and I made this point on your 21 review. If any whisky is going to cost more than £75 a bottle I want it to be more than 46% abv. That's what I want for a quality dram when I'm reaching deep into my pockets for something at the next level but it remains earthbound at the same strength of 46%. I make the odd exception for very old batch stuff that has reduced strength with the angels (my Laphroaig 25 and its leaky casks) but that's it. I'm sure Keith likes it, I'm sure you like it and I'm sure I would too. Here's the predictable rub though (and Dustin you admitted the same - in your heart you did), it's not worth it even in our crazy whisky world where mediocre 18 year old is being traded at £125+. Compare the price you paid to all the fantastic steaks and bottles of fine wine you could have had instead of this one bottle of 'interesting' whisky. Food for thought. Cheers guys. Keep them coming. WT

Enjoyed (enjoying) last year's 18, but $280 is a tough ask. The recent 15's have been very good, and I can easily pick up two for that price.

In my area, these landed and were swept up within five days. They were 260 each and between enthusiast and speculator all of them are scooped up. I think I am kind of glad I missed dispatch. Hopefully the next one will be more exciting to Mike and Dustin.

That sounded really Springbank. At that price you might find a dusty Craigellachie 23

Definitely funkier and more of a dirty version than last year's elegant sherried one but for me I prefer 2022 as I like complex whiskies which this is

Unfortunately $280 is the going price at my locations also, if you can grab one before they blow off the shelf. Great review.

Nice review boys!

Great review. Sounds like a good vatting. I like the vattings with more bourbon percantage more. This batch sounds fantastic cause of the funky note. I like when the Springbank character comes through the cask influence. What did you pay for it? Here it was faster away from the online shops like a Rimac Nevera acellerates. But the price was horrible. 300 euros is way to much for me. Cheers.

Great review. At the same price would u get ardbeg 19 or springbank 18?

I have yet to find a Springbank, Longrow or Hazelburn in the wild smh one of these days

:D funny how our views differ. The 70cl bottle doesn't lift weights? I guess the 750ml was a bit overweight tbh. Great review! thanks guys! I definitely liked this one too. Hope I'll manage to get the next one. But things are changing fast with Springbank.

One of my favorite whiskies when I can buy it for $150.

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Do you think it’s worth buying for $285?

For all the comments on the ridiculous price of $280, the last time this was available in Ontario Canada was in very limited amounts about 4 yrs ago and at a price of...$280. Since then NO Springbank at all and no Hazelburn and only the entry Longrow peated which came and went about a year ago. $280 or anything near that would be a bargoon here but hey there's always lots of wine. (woe is us)