Scapa 8 Year Old Bottled 1980's Gordon & Macphail

Scapa 14 Year Old

The other Orkney malt... Never been convinced by malts from this distillery, they always seem a little bland, especially compared to Highland Park. This bottle starts well but goes downhill towards the finish, would probably benefit from being bottled at a higher alcohol content. Nose: Sweet with hints of liquorish, vanilla and sultanas. ...

Score 80/100

Scapa 26 Year Old 1977 L'Ecailler du Palais Royal

This Scapa is wrapped in mystery. I mean, I cannot find much about it. Apparently 213 bottles this 26 Year Old Scapa from 1977 were bottled by Ian McLeod’s for the Brussels restaurant L’Ecallier du Palais Royal. This is a five star joint known for its caviar, oysters, lobster and fish, where captains of industry and diplomats meet for lunch or...

Score 88/100

Scapa 16 Year Old

As a regular visitor to Whisky Live festivals, you wouldn’t be surprised to know that this whisky was sampled at this years show, and it prompted me to buy a bottle to enjoy in my own time! Scapa is The Orcadian, product of the Orkney Islands, with a colour of light, golden yellow. On the nose there is the hint of sea air, with a saltiness...

Score 91/100

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