Scotch / single malt scotch

Springbank 18

Springbank 18 is included in the PROOF launch collection.

Not verifiedABV

18Age · years

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Springbank 18 · reference

Springbank 15 has much more dried fruit and less body.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitNot enough data

Excluded from this fingerprint and comparison claims.

Dried fruitKey differenceLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceKey differenceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

Choose one bottle to compare · 1 selected.

Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Little smokeSmoke-led

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Nearby profiles from the full collection.

Springbank 15Springbank 15 has much more dried fruit and less body.Glen Scotia VictorianaGlen Scotia Victoriana has less oak and less malt / cereal.Longrow PeatedLongrow Peated has much less body and less spice.Bunnahabhain 12Bunnahabhain 12 has less body and less smoke.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

Maturation50% bourbon, 45% sherry, 5% rum (2026 edition)

Peat statuspeated

Mash / grainsnot disclosed

DistillerySpringbank

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Global/non-US specification; U.S. ABV and bottle size remain publication-gated.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Official product source — springbank 18 ↗ · producer
Global/non-US specification; U.S. ABV and bottle size remain publication-gated.

Sweetness · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 90
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · Not enough data
Category default used because bottle-specific production input is unavailable; excluded from comparison prose and key-difference highlights.

Dried fruit · 50
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 65
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 50
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]