Glen Scotia 18 Year

(Good Spirits Co. Glasgow – Virtual Glen Scotia Whisky Tasting, 27 May 2021. Hosted by GSC, with Iain McAlister, Master Distiller at Glen Scotia, as guest speaker). Nose: Honey, toffee caramel, dried fruit (sultanas/apricots). Wisps of salt. Palate: Lemon/citrus, dried fruit, Marsala wine, caramel, black tea. Quite a strong oak/vanilla note. Finish: Long, oily finish. Ginger, salt, gristy, sherry, sultanas/raisins. A hint of menthol on the aftertaste. This is a lovely salted and honeyed, toffee caramel dram. Delicious. Came joint third out of the six drams, with 17% (4 votes) of the final vote for favourite of the night. 92% of those present said they enjoyed the whisky.

Nose: damp wood, floral and some apple. Taste: vanilla and salt. Some lemon zest at the end. Its... meh.

Faintly salty nose, cherry on the palate. Tastes totally different to how it smells.

Woody, sweet peat,sour apple/pear. Tasted blind and I couldn’t identify it as a campbeltown. Perhaps the age and wood contact overwhelms the spirit. I prefer the 15. This is just too long in the cask for my taste and not particularly well balanced.