Jim Price
May 25, 2026, 21:30:51
Honestly this one just *feels* cleaner right away. Opens with that bright, pure lemon – big, chalky, almost mineral lemons that sit right up front on the palate. Not even slightly dirty; less tarry and rather less of that old garage-tools thing I sometimes get. More like a blade of straw, pretty blade-y actually, but in a crisp way. Then the smoke creeps in, not massive at all, just a thin mint-like whiff behind the citrus. There's new natural leather tucked in there too, soft and unsweetened. Mid-palate it goes surprisingly broad – bigger on the palate than expected – and I’m getting oysters, a salty clean kiss, then a weirdly comforting aspirin-tablets-in-water-with-lemon-juice-and-drops-of-honey-and-vanilla-essence vibe. In a good way. Tiny bit of embrocations heat but so pure. Cures you, I swear. Just an extremely pure expression of Springbank, all lemon-perfect and focused. 🍋🦪✨
