Glen Scotia 21 Year Old

Glen Scotia Victoriana

Glen Scotia is “the other Campbeltown” distillery. Most people know the Springbank distillery which sells whisky under the Springbank, Longrow, and Hazeburn brands, as well as the Glengyle distillery which is owned by Springbank owners J & A Mitchell and makes Kilkerran. Glen Scotia isn't quite as well-known as the two aforementioned...

Score 88/100

Glen Scotia 13 Year Old 2005 single Cask Selection #17/413-8

I am happy to put two sister cask from Glen Scotia head-to-head: cask #17/413-2 against cask #17/413-8, both put to sleep in 2005 and both bottled in 2019. The first is a Tawny Port Hogshead that yielded 299 bottles, the second an oloroso sherry cask that yielded 328 bottles. Both were bottled at cask strength. Let’s finish with the oloroso cask...

Score 86/100

Glen Scotia 20 Year Old 1991 Wilson & Morgan

I will continue with another Wilson & Morgan bottling, but moving to Campbeltown. This Glen Scotia is 20 Year Old and matured since 1991 on a sherry butt. The nose is rather closed and needs some hand warmth. Besides some dark fruit I get primarily mocha and coffee. Some dry leaves, too. Almonds. Make that marzipan. There is something in...

Score 81/100

Glen Scotia 20 Year Old 1991 SMWS 93.50

Glen Scotia from Campbeltown has been for sale for several years now. Loch Lomond Distillers seems to be stuck wit hit. So the crew of neighbour Springbank go to work here for three months a year to create spirit. This Glen Scotia, dubbed ‘Hot Embers at the Gates of Hell’, was bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. The nose kicks off with a...

Score 83/100