Glen Scotia 1977 35 Year Old Cask #2750 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

Glen Scotia 11 Year Old 2008 Single Cask Selection #18/353-1

Here we have a single cask of Glen Scotia that was put to sleep in 2018, albeit a first fill port cask. So I expect this to be all about red fruit with a dirty edge. Let’s see if Glen Scotia can fulfil that expectation. It was released in the ‘Spring 2019’ series. Stop the press! This is a grand nose! Lovely mix of dark red fruit, peat and...

Score 88/100

Glen Scotia Malts of Scotland cask 1926

The first Glen Scotia I tried (not so long ago) was also a single cask from Malts of Scotland, but that was a sherry butt. This is a bourbon hogshead, cask 1926, bottled exclusively for Belgium. The second difference is, of course, the age. The sherry butt matured whisky was 18 years, this one matured more double that time: no less than 37 years!...

Score 89/100

Glen Scotia 18 Year Old

Often in the shadow of its Campbeltown neighbour, Glen Scotia seems to have had a bit of renaissance in recent years. From their new range I have previously tried their 16YO green bottle; this is the blue one. It has been open for about 6 months so has had plenty of breathing time. Nose is very fresh but quite fruity. I get quite unusual notes of...

Score 85/100

Glen Scotia 14 Year Old Campbeltown Festival 2020

The festival was cancelled, but the festival bottling certainly hit the market with no less than 15.000 bottles. You can find it left and right for around 70 EUR. It’s a 14 years old Glen Scotia that matured on Tawny Port casks, which explains the color. I’m looking forward to this. The nose makes me happy from the very first moment. Lovely, round...

Score 86/100