Glen Scotia 15 Year

I opened up my sample I bought of this Cambeltown beauty. It maybe in Cambeltown, but it's quite distinct from its Springbank neighbor. Springbank is more ashy, sooty, complex Dram, while this comes across as lighter, every day type. Grapefruit and sweet tea. Some smoke, just a tad. As if you're having a citrus fruit three houses away from a guy doing a barbecue. Quite good, definately worth a try and a full bottle.

Scotland, September 2017. Whisky#13, distillery tasting. Nose: Earthy malt, faint honey, smoked ham, Airfix glue (!), tinned peaches, sandalwood. The cask influence is lightly aromatic rather than heavily oaky. Adding water brings forth more honey. There is some earthy peat and tobacco and a briny, maritime quality overall. Palate: Sweet cereal arrival, then a dry ginger and almost effervescent briny tang that is much nicer than it might sound. From the nose I was expecting something heavier on the palate but this is light and sprightly. A dash of water softens and melds it together beautifully (try it with a tiny splash of soda water or sparkling mineral water - so drinkable!). Finish: Long, mainly cereal with some sneaky, oily smoke threading about and a salty sweet aftertaste. Even a little licorice. Very smooth and rich but also light of touch. If Springbank 15 is an autumnal afternoon this is a brisk spring morning. "Very Good" : 85/100 (4 stars)

A wonderful malt. Very smooth with a round finish. It seems to get more enjoyable after every glass. Unfortunately its not very suitable for bowling, after half bottle the score drops below 150 while islay whiskeys like lagavulin still deliver 180 after one bottle