This is a whisky that's intended to portray the Springbank style of single malt. Some suggest "CV" stands for Curriculum Vitae... an entry into the Springbank brand that shows what its all about. If that's the case, its an excellent first impression!
Colour: Mid-gold.
Nose: Manuka honey and lemon on the nose along with the smoke of drying embers. Some salty brine there too. This is coastal. Some other fruit in the background with some christmas cake notes. As it opens I get a hint of chocolate and maybe caramelizing sugar. The smoke is more ashy than the rich smoke of Lagavulin or Octomore. Some mint shows up as well.
Palate: sweet on entry. Salt and smoke. Nice! The smoke is richer and then dries. It certainly tastes good and interesting. The smoke seems to linger throughout the other flavours rather than bringing a big wallop. The "other fruit" nosed might be dates? There is a definite salinity in there. I had this with a sort of toasted smoked salmon sandwich at a food pairing event and this went very well with the smoked salmon. Having it alone confirms that this would still be nice pairing.
There are nice sherry-influenced flavours through this dram and a nice, sweet richness.
Finish: good length with nice heat warming the back of the neck and shoulders. Drying.
Comments:
A solid single malt and truly enjoyable! Different from Lag-16 and less peated than the Longrow CV but would fit the bill for anyone enjoying those drinks. Great to get such good value for money with something like this. I like Springbank!
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