Glen Scotia Limited Edition – Single Cask 12 Years Old 2005

Limited Edition – Single Cask

700ml / 56.1%

Single Malt

$117

An official Glen Scotia, a 12 year old, 2005, at 56.1%. A salty, oily fruit over a coastal body. It sits between heavier Springbank and lighter Glengyle. On the Kintyre peninsula, on the west coast of Scotland. Owned by the Loch Lomond Group, on High Street in Campbeltown. This is one of the last three Campbeltown malts.

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SKU GSC053 Categories Campbeltown, Glen Scotia, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Glen Scotia

Description

An official release of Glen Scotia, a 12 year old, from 2005, cask 152, at 56.1%, 228 bottles in all. Glen Scotia is a salty, oily Campbeltown malt from the west coast of Scotland. Its water is drawn from Crosshill Loch above the town.

It was drawn off the stills after a long ferment for a fruity, briny spirit, building a maritime character of sea salt and oil. A bourbon barrel held it, the wood adding a light vanilla over the brine. Through integration spirit and wood marry, vanillin settling into a rounded vanilla as ethyl esters lend a riper citrus and a salted toffee. Maturation in the Campbeltown warehouses, by the sea, lends a coastal edge. The oily, coastal spirit shows the cask clearly, vanilla and brine to the fore. Its long ferment, averaging well over a hundred hours, builds a fruity, coastal character. Active wood frames the fruit without overwhelming the briny Campbeltown spirit.

At a natural 56.1% it is full and oily. Sea salt, citrus and a salted toffee, with a soft vanilla from the oak. A dried fruit and a soft oak give it depth. A long, oily finish carries a sea salt and a citrus. This is a Campbeltown single malt of real character.