Glen Scotia 18 Years Old is a single malt whiskey from the Campbeltown region of Scotland. The whiskey spends the first several years in American oak casks, probably ex-bourbon, before it finally gets a so-called “finish” in oloroso casks. Oloroso is a dry mulled wine known from Jerez and Montilla-Moriles, and the dark fruit and nutty finish that the oloroso gives the whiskey is really spot on compared to the Glen Scotia profile! It is bottled at the usual 46% alcohol.
Colour: Deep golden.
Aroma: Toffee, walnuts, honey and digestives.
Tasting notes: Deep and broad taste of candied orange, honey, nuts and raisins.
Serving suggestion: Should be enjoyed neat.
Glen Scotia is located in Campbeltown in southwest Scotland. The area was known in the old days as the whiskey capital of the world, because virtually the entire town was involved in the production or sale (and no doubt consumption) of whiskey. Today there are only 3 active distilleries: Springbank, Glengyle (Kilkerran) and Glen Scotia, but Campbeltown still has a reputation for being the whiskiest place in the world. Here, the small distillery, which is only slightly larger than Springbank, has been making whiskey since 1832, albeit with many interruptions along the way. Today it is owned by the Loch Lomond Group and the distillery has been producing continuously since 1999, but not at full capacity. As recently as 2011, when the whiskey boom was already well under way, Glen Scotia was making just 130,000 litres, although the capacity is around 800,000. I wonder if they have ramped up production a bit now? We hope so!
The style is medium-bodied and salty, sometimes visited by small, fleeting puffs of smoke. Glen Scotia makes both unsmoked and medium-smoked whisky, although with a deliberate focus on the former.
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