Product description
The Old & Rare Platinum Selection series debuted in 2002 in the Douglas Laing & Co. offering (the first editions were bottled for the Japanese market).
It soon arrived in Europe, where it is still considered the most prestigious offering from independent publishers. In 2013, after 40 years of success, the Laing brothers decided to split the assets of the family company and operate separately. The Old & Rare series currently belongs to Hunter Laing & Co., founded and managed by Stewart Laing, and has lost none of its appeal. The Springbank presented here, distilled in July 1991, spent over three decades in a refilled hogshead, the contents of which translated into 188 bottles of cask strength whisky (49.3% abv) in October 2022.
Nose : slightly smoky and mineral, toffee, honey, pralines, apricots, nectarines, honeydew melon, orange peel, a pinch of white pepper, some oak and sea salt.
Palate : apricots, peaches, orange jam, pink grapefruit, toffee, marzipan, caramel, salted peanuts, fresh herbs and a hint of smoke in the background.
Finish : quite long, with notes of toffee, salted caramel, tropical fruits, milk chocolate, herbs, peat and oak.