Glen Scotia 15 Years Old 1992 (Murray McDavid)

A 15 year old Glen Scotia from the bottler Murray McDavid, distilled in 1992, bottled at 46%, one of 1400 bottles. Glen Scotia is a Campbeltown single malt, one of only three distilleries left in the old whisky capital. It was founded in 1832 as Scotia, one of the survivors of Campbeltown's Victorian whisky boom.

It was run through the stills and shell and tube condensers on Crosshill Loch water, building the Campbeltown Glen Scotia style. Maturation came in a Rum cask, layered over the briny Glen Scotia make. At oxidative maturity aldehydes lend a nutty edge while ellagitannins add a gentle, drying grip over the oil. The Campbeltown style is oily and salted, the cask deepening it over the years. It is one of only three working distilleries left in Campbeltown, with Springbank and Glengyle. It runs a single pair of stills and shell and tube condensers for a slow, oily make.

At 46% it is oily, briny and smooth. Sea salt, citrus and a salted toffee, with a soft brown sugar and a tropical fruit from the cask. It is oily and briny, the coastal spirit shining through. Citrus, salt and a soft oak see out the finish. This is Glen Scotia's coastal, briny Campbeltown style.