Hazelburn 10 year-Old:
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- Today we bring you the 3 times distilled Hazelburn 10 year old. This is a full ex bourbon barrel matured Springbank product. Hazelburn is their unpeated and triple distilled distillate. With huge bold citrus notes and an exceptional finish it very well might be an early contestant for the 2022 Top Shelf Value Whisky of the Year.
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good one
Never had any of this before
I love this bottle, picked up two more since I prefer it more than some of the old stuff I have
Honest glowing review boys!
Cheers 🥃
Fortunately this bottle and Longrow NAS are still on some shelves but god bless you finding any Springbank. we live in a crazy world. lucky enough still have 22 unopened bottle of Springbank from 10 to 25 and need to go through them slowly cause I don’t think I can get any more. I remember in a local Facebook page even some people who used to hate Springbank are now after them
Sadly, I think you’re accurate. Dustin has gone so far to make the statement he doesn’t know he will ever get another bottle of Springbank besides the 10 because it just won’t be available. And secondary is crazy. I believe I have three bottles unopened left maybe four.
The end is coming!!! 🤣
Found this locally a few weeks ago - really nice actually! First couple of pours weren’t amazing but after the neck pours it became very tasty. Funny enough, the fall/winter 2021 releases of hazelburn 10 and longrow NAS in my opinion were better thank springbank 10.
Good information, I appreciate that. These releases always have variation.
aw man i thought the new sb 10 was better than the longrow nas by a long shot! the peatiness of longrow is an acquired taste though.
@@howiestyles4938 mine are all dated Nov 2021 -- from that batch, the longrow and hazel burn are both amazing imo. I’d say longrow then hazelburn second - the longrow from that batch is an excellent balance of fruity and funky - the peat becomes very balanced after the neck pours; I actually didn’t love it at first since it was all peat/smoke but then the fruit came out and it’s just lovely now. Went back to get the other bottle on the shelf. I actually had a similar experience with the Hazelburn 10; much much better after the first few pours
I am finishing off a 2005 14 yr old single cask Hazelburn (rum barrel) bottled in 2019 for Alberta Canada and it's wonderful but strangely I am definitely getting peat from this "unpeated Hazelburn" both on the nose and palette. Nice stuff, wish I had purchased a few more. was a nice price back then.
Could be wood smoke/oak. To some degree anyway. I’ve had similar experiences with other whiskies.
Well hopefully I can get some from the next drop. Earlier this year a couple of cases came in and disappeared almost immediately. 3-4 years ago they were so readily available.
I have the HB 13 yr Olorosso matured and bottled at 47.1% that I have been enjoying for over a year now (less than a third left in the bottle). It has opened up and mellowed beautifully over the past few months. Missed the 10 yr I guess … but no regrets … I enjoy what I have 😋
So many great bottles from this distillery. Always happy with whatever I have… besides the regular SB10
I love those sherry bombs they do.
No more Dixie straws !!!! At least you still use Fiji water. Fiji water goooooood !!!!!
now if I can figure a way to wash and darn thing
@@topshelfwhisky I never liked those kind of droppers because the drops are huge and it's hard to contol how many to put in. the little one ounce bottles with the rubber top dropper has been my favorite and it creates perfect drops and none of the having to put your finger over a hole and trying to regulate the drops that are really big
It's been a couple years since I've had this bottle - so an earlier rendition - but your notes still apply rather well from what I remember. I'd surely like to find another at a reasonable price but it's dubious whether that'll ever happen. If you like this style of Springbank I'd suggest finding a bottle of the 2018 rendition of the 18 year old matured 100% in ex-bourbon. It's the first 18 Springer that I didn't sorely wish was bottled at >50% (though of course I'd still welcome that!).
I’ve always said 46% is good but not great. Anytime I get my hands on Dustin’s cask strength single barrel’s they are always epic.
I've always preferred this expression to any of the limited Hazelburns. Yes, a bit of lemon but also a wonderful plasticine note. It's been in short supply the last couple of years but I managed to get a couple of bottles not long ago. By the way, Benromach did a fantastic Triple Distilled 8 year (ex-bourbon) bottled at 50% a few years back which was very similar to Hazelburn 10.
I need to compare this Hazelburn to a few whiskies. It comes off well about average age and price but I’m often surprised… it’s been a while since I’ve had a good Benromach need to one.
I think i had a smokey 12 year or something on the Benromach, nothing like this obviously. Not a distillery I tend to look at.
@@topshelfdustin3060 Seriously guys, both of you need to take another look at Benromach - Where have you been? They often get mentioned as a Spingbank alternative. A Speyside but so old school you would never know it. Excellent distillate. They usually do the bourbon and sherry blend like Springbank and have that delicious dirty note. The 10, 15 and 21 are all bottled at a disappointing 43% but good well made whisky. Where they really shine is the cask strength stuff which is marketed to folks like us. This is Springbank 12 alternative and well priced. There's a difference, of course, but they both have an old school outlook which is rare today. The Triple distilled I mentioned was pure ex-bourbon and flew under the radar for ages. I bought a stack of them.
@@topshelfwhisky Hey Mike, take a look at my response to Dustin. Cheers fella.
@@welshtoro3256 we don't see much if any of their product and what we do see is 43%. So far what I've had has been fine but nothing compelled me to dig deeper. Perhaps I'll took around and see if there's something interesting out there.
This scotch sounds good. The viscosity and sweetness are a plus. However, that younger and citrus notes cause me some hesitation as it seems very that it may be overwhelming on the finish.
It’s an aggressive citrus no doubt. There’s no part of the experience where you can escape it.
very good whisky. like a sweeter springbank 10. there's some great cask strength hazelburns out there too!
Absolutely, Dustin has a few bottles we still need to review… such a clean malt that triple distillation really is noticeable.
Sounds like a winning 10 year
One of the better 10 year-olds, Imo. At retail a good buy.
It is pretty impressive how they retain a good mouthfeel on this being triple distilled! Still for me, the Hazelburn Oloroso is realy where it is at with Hazelburn. Those bottlings are mindblowing😋
Those sherry bombs are pretty epic, but sometimes you want something a bit lighter in flavor and this does that perfectly.
And.. Dustin, you said you leave it in the store this weekend?
The one you found was older, this release was imo a big upgrade over prior ones I've had.
@@topshelfdustin3060 ahh has to be this new one...
The new one was really the impressive one and to be fair, yo'ull se HB 10 again. It hasn't gotten the hype of springbank
I bet Dustin woke up this morning, entered his car and went to PS and bought whisky… just my guess. 😉
@@topshelfwhisky I can confirm this is exactly what I did.
I have the same pipette, just shake it and wipe off the exterior, pop it back in the box till next time. I don’t use soap, why? It’s just water
it's basically what a good Lowland style should be with the lemony thing. I'm glad i got 2 bottles last year at $69.99 before it went to $100 now and I was whining then about the price because it was $55 about 3 years ago here. I just passed on the new Local Barley 10 for $200 and that is a good U.S. price but still not worth it to me and I would still rather have 12 CS's. I did get a Kilkerran 8 port cask for $109.99 which is pretty tolerable. it all should be hitting across the U.S. in a few weeks and as always SoCal gets it first because Pacific Edge Imports.is here in L.A. area. Hazelburn 10 is a pretty malt to drink on a very fresh clean palate when you haven't had anything for at least a few days. BTW no 12 CS 's in this shipment of J&A Mitchell stuff. I have heard nothing about the current batch and that is not a good sign
The KK8 made it here, missed it, but to be honest they've all to date been so awful, I'm not upset I missed what is likely another terrible pour. I am hopeful I see the LB, but I'm not counting on that either.
@@topshelfdustin3060 The port Kilkerran is a different animal because it's port and the all bourbon all are nothing like the sherry and were priced great.
@@topshelfdustin3060I got Compass Box Glasgow Blend K&L pick that was finished in a Craigellachie sherry butt for over 2 and a half years. $40.99 was a no brainer for 49%ABV
@@MrPsiman hoping it's better, but 110 for anything like those last two sherried bottles isn't a value to me.
@@MrPsiman oh i bet that's awesome. Those bottles are generally pretty good!
I’m curious about what you would pay for it considering it’s hard to find and may be priced past it’s msrp.
Having had THIS one, 120-150 USD is where I'd stop.
Just adding most were 70-80 dollar bottles imo, so today a bit over priced. But I'm a geek for springbank so I gamble. But this was really a special bottle.
@@topshelfdustin3060 I haven’t had this yet and it’s near impossible to find where I am. But I’m traveling this weekend and learned it can be found there for $100. I think I’ll just pull the trigger. Thanks for the review.
I 100% agree with your thoughts on the Hazelburn 10 year. It might not be super popular amongst Springbank fans, but it's a darn good Campbeltown whisky. That creamy finish is what surprised me when I first bought a bottle 4 years ago. I wasn't expecting much going into it, but that finish is what sold me. Now I need at least one on my bar at all times. I saw that Springbank is releasing a 21 year old Hazelburn this year. Are you and Dustin going to pick up a bottle? I might if I can find it. However I would rather spend the money on a Longrow or Springbank 21.
It seems of late we get one of the 21's here locally. So whichever we see, I'll likely get, but with the prices going up....I might end up backing out. 500+ is a rough price for 46% whisky.
@@topshelfdustin3060 Yes it's hard to justify spending that much when the 21's use to be $400. I bought a Longrow 21 last year for $400. Now that same website is selling it for $1,000!! That's just insane.
@@topshelfdustin3060 I wonder how much that 30 yr old Springbank is going to sell for this year...lol
@@jeffreykasel3387 i'd expect if we get it in the us, about 2k msrp and most stores wanting at least 2,500. Yikes
@@topshelfdustin3060 and I think it's only 46% ABV. With that kind of money, I think I would buy myself another Lagavulin 25. At least it's cask strength.