Nose - light peat, toffee, vanilla cream, lemon, nutmeg, pineapple, cereal grain, hay, tobacco, overripe banana, mango, milk chocolate, green apple, mild to moderate ethanol burn. Taste - salted caramel, vanilla, sweet floral notes, black pepper, cereal grain, lemon, mint, banana, cocoa, nutmeg, ginger, pineapple skin, tobacco, leather, moderate alcohol bite, finishing medium length with caramel, spoiled vanilla cream, and tropical fruit flavors. Next up on my list of one-off reviews is this Glen Scotia travel retail offering. I’ve tried the classic 15 Year in the past, and I’m guessing this isn’t so different. The nose carries that sweet and slightly rotten Campbeltown aroma. There’s also a decent dose of lemon, nutmeg, creamy milk chocolate, and interestingly some rummy banana and pineapple notes. The palate arrives mildly peaty and salty with a lemony zing, more tropical notes, and a nice floral quality. The finish is middling with a slight drift toward sour and bitter territory. Overall this is good, probably better than the 15 Year, but not enough for me to rate it differently. It still tastes a bit youthful with its lingering grainy character and sour posture. I’d love to taste a more mature Glen Scotia offering that sheds some of these flaws. But until then, Springbank reigns supreme in the region for me. A big thank you to @Richard-ModernDrinking for providing the generous sample!