Glen Scotia 16 Year Old

Glen Scotia 16 Year Old

A distillery that needed some love and a good injection of cash, which it received a few years ago when they did away with the disco cows and put forth a basic but interesting range **Nose:** Fresh, butterscotch, waxy fruits, slightly floral with a kind of greasy, inky feeling underneath. Fresh cut apples,ginseng, a touch of cardboard & glue...

Score 84/100

Glen Scotia 16 Year Old

This cambeltown expression is aged 16 yrs in ex-bourbon casks. THe nose is lively with lemon zest, honey and oak. In the mouth it is slightly oily, lemons come through now stronger upfront fading to spicy dried apricot, oak & pepper. A medium finish that is lively with pepper and spice leaving a warmer honeyed glow on the tongue. It does well...

Score 82/100

Glen Scotia 16 Year Old

Often in the shadow of its neighbour Springbank, Glen Scotia is the only other autonomous Campbeltown distillery. I tried one indie expression years ago which was largely forgettable. However, this is from their new revamped line-up. Natural Colour and non chill-filtered - just as it should be. This definitely needs to breathe so I've left my...

Score 90/100