{"id":3671,"date":"2023-10-18T20:46:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T19:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/?p=3671"},"modified":"2023-10-21T13:02:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:02:42","slug":"hazelburn-16yo-port-cask-springbank-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/whisky\/hazelburn-16yo-port-cask\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask (Springbank Society)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>document.getElementById('menu-item-107').className += \" current-menu-item current_page_item\";<\/script><br \/>\nAfter a recent review of a <a href=\"..\/springbank-26yo-cadenheads\/\">Springbank 26yo<\/a> from Cadenhead&#8217;s Club, I thought it was time to review the new offering from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springbank.scot\/product\/springbank-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Springbank Society<\/a>. Thanks to success in a ballot, it was time to taste this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiskybase.com\/whiskies\/whisky\/239581\/hazelburn-2007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask<\/a>, which was \u00a350 for 35cl (\u00a360 delivered) &#8211; considering the current market, this is a very fair price. This is just a simple review &#8211; as you&#8217;ll see, it perhaps wasn&#8217;t quite my bag, but I can see others totally loving this.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3677\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711501891_2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Yuyyr9V4\" data-rl_title=\"Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask\" data-rl_caption=\"Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask\" title=\"Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3677\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711501891_2-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3677\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711501891_2-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711501891_2-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711501891_2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711501891_2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711501891_2-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711501891_2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask &#8211; deep and rich in the glass<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>Nose<\/u>: Old cupboards, syrup, roses, faint herbs, Hubba Bubba (strawberry flavour). More floral with water.<br \/>\n<u>Taste<\/u>: Dry, massive wood, lemon rind (in fruit cake), and perhaps a bit minty when it opens up.<br \/>\n<u>Finish<\/u>: Goes on for ages, varnish &#8211; becoming bitter. Really tannic.<br \/>\n<u>Overall<\/u>: It&#8217;s very dry and intense without water. With water, it doesn&#8217;t massively change &#8211; interesting. It&#8217;s sweet and candied to start with, but very dry at the end with or without water. It&#8217;s &#8220;massive&#8221; &#8211; excellent for the end of of a <a href=\"..\/10-years-of-whisky-fringe\/\">whisky festival<\/a>, but slightly challenging as a normal dram. A bit overcooked?<br \/>\n<u>Score<\/u>: <strong>7\/10<\/strong> &#8211; big and muscular, but a bit overcooked?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3676\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711502000_2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Yuyyr9V4\" data-rl_title=\"Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask\" data-rl_caption=\"Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask\" title=\"Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3676\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711502000_2-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3676\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711502000_2-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711502000_2-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711502000_2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711502000_2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711502000_2-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697711502000_2.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hazelburn 16yo Port Cask 50.8% (35ml)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another very interesting bottle from the Society, and well-priced to give this kind of thing a try. Certainly an intriguing bottle, but maybe just a bit too much. Cracking fun, though!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a recent review of a Springbank 26yo from Cadenhead&#8217;s Club, I thought it was time to review the new offering from Springbank Society. 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