Glen Scotia 18 Year

Neus: tonen van honing, romige vanille, een mix van gedroogd fruit en tot slot wat peper. Smaak: Citroen yoghurt, marmelade, gemberbrood en kruidig. Verder invloeden uit honing, perzik en wat karamel. Afdronk: hout en kruidig.

Nose: nutty, raisin, apple, citrus Palate: citrus, ginger Finish: nuts, briny, bitterness, pepper

Wow. Just wow. Glen Scotia is one of those distilleries that i fail to give the attention it deserves. I actually have liked everything i tasted from them, and i was excited to grab this 18yo expression, but i had it sitting in my home bar... till now. Bottled at 46%abv, it has a deep golden color. On the nose, completely overwhelming. Chocolate bathed raisins, red berries, red fruits, caramel and toffee. Everything is very well delivered. After the first sip, it gave me coffee notes and this thick Ferrero Rocher cream. And then... boom! The greatest sweet plum aroma i have ever perceived in a whisky. On the palate it has 4 notes, and they are just perfect. Hazelnut, chocolate bathed almonds; chocolate itself and a creamy vanilla/ marshmallow note. Fantastic. Aftertaste, is where the peatiness appeared with the great notes of dark chocolate. It has a crazy smokiness mixed with angels and raw beautifulness. Amazing, super rewarding finish. Overall, this is perfection in a bottle. Even if i can tell you that it is not overly complex, the aroma and flavor notes it has are very clean, very enjoyable and elegant. I am not the fondest fan of 18yo whiskies, but this is a spectacular dram. My score for it, if you haven't guess it already, is 100 over 100.  Man, that was good!!!