Scapa 1979 Gordon & Macphail

Scapa 1993 (bottled 2005)

Hi there everyone, This is a new one, as I believe after thoroughly checking this page, and not just a new one; but a new one out of a set of two, for there'll shortly come a Scapa 1993 bottled in 2007 also by our favorite friends Gordon and MacPhail. Well, what's this about? OK, picture yourself back in Dec 2015, you're in the all-so-luxurious...

Score 92/100

Scapa 23 Year Old 1979 Chieftain’s Choice

Time for a 23 Year Old Scapa on a sherry cask, that I have put head-to-head to a 22 Year Old, matured on an Amontillado sherry cask, bottled three years earlier. This one is bottled at cask strength, though, so quite different most likely. The nose is relatively soft and not very expressive. Grassy with vanilla, apple sauce and some oatmeal with...

Score 86/100

Scapa 16 Year Old

I can't get over the impression of artificial grape when I nose this one, not bad artificial grape necessarily. It's like a grape lollipop, the kind with a loop stick, really sticky and tempting. There's also an impression of wax or fat, maybe pork fat. A creamy maltiness is also there, with honey and red fruit. For taste, it is really a fine...

Score 89/100

Scapa 16 Year Old

The Scapa, is a single malt which has eluded me for a long time being a youthfull whisky amateur, although the location can wake the attention out of anyone who has a keen interest in military and especially naval history. The location in question is the Scapa flow, which is renowned for being the England's most important naval base during the...

Score 84/100