Glen Scotia 15-year-old

The association with freshly squeezed apple juice immediately hits the nose. Fruity. But sour. Already slightly fermented. Apple cider with a squeeze of lemon. Behind it, decent spice from the oak. A trouble smoke? maybe weird nose. Fresh and musty at the same time. I haven't had that either. Creamy on the tongue with a pleasant, light sweetness. Then the wood bites with neat tannins, but also that tangy, sour note from the nose. I have no more smoke now. Instead, a lot of barrel spice. He'll be tough. And musty. Departure malty, sweet. But still fruity. honeydew melon. And somehow some leather. Very strange whisky. Unique flavor profile. There is a lot to discover here. But you have to like him. I like him. But it's not always possible for me, I have to feel like it and I wouldn't need a whole bottle.

87- First thoughts after opening the bottle. Very competent and enjoyable whisky, but no wow's throughout the whole experience. I was hoping for some wow's to be quite frank. Still, 75-80 euros for a 15-year old Campbeltown single malt these days is quite a good deal. My batch is from early 2022 (January), just before the re-branding. Edit: after a couple of months resting at lower than mid-bottle level, this is getting better. +1 point. Edit 2: six months later and now at the end of the bottle, this is now clearly at its peak: juicier, more rounded, a more complex yet more delicate spiciness. Funkier but less aggressive. It does not need water IMO, but a little does not hurt. Amazing OB, so freaking unique. +2 points.

Beautifully balanced, with the right amount of smoke and great complexity. Glen Scotia has seen quite a few revamps in the past years, but just as Loch Lomond, they seem to have found their bearings.

Mineral dry walnut with dates, raisins, old honey and spicy ginger. RATING: 85pts - [n22,t21,f21,b21] → |83-85: Decent|

Now this is scotch! Glen Scotia has really nailed a super balance - a VERY decent product for a fair price - I really recommend this 15-year-old to anyone being fan of Campbeltown! The sulphur is there (like it should) - so don't go there if you can't stand the fusile character in whiskys

Delicious campletown standard. purchase recommendation

A great price-performance ratio, it was ordered as by-catch to avoid shipping costs and I have not regretted that. First I smell candied nuts, in my mouth it tastes like the sweet cough syrup from my childhood with a herbal note, like an Underberg. A very pleasant companion, with whom you can probably spend a good evening

Woody, spicy, sweet, fruity, a bit creamy on the nose. The spice more than the ethanol is initially quite fiery - I like this one with a little bit of water in order to lift the spicy oak and explore the fruitiness and maltiness in a balanced way. Ginger, chilli, dry and well integrated oak. Behind all that fruits - creamy apricot, banana, apple, dried pars, hint of citrus. Honey, malty oat biscuits and a bit of vanilla. Hints of smoke and dunnage funk give everything complexity and earthiness. Classic Campbelltown. On the palate, mostly sweet and fruity, the spice is toned down - very pleasant. Honey, malt, creamy porridge, apple pie, custard. Fruity notes of pear, apple, pineapple. Ginger and chilli add spice throughout. Suggestion of wild thyme and some resinous notes from the cask are interesting as well. Dry oak leads into the finish but doesn’t dominate - it mixes with the remaining sweetness and herbal honey notes. Overall, a brilliantly crafted, Campbelltown whisky. I prefer this to Victoriana - the smoky and earthy notes give it more character and complexity, making for a more engaging experience. Highly recommended. Too bad Glen Scotia continue to colour it orange to sell at travel retail, I think many enthusiasts overlook this bottle because of that.

Superb well rounded a little funky relatively easy to obtain , no brainer !!!

It reminded me of Abeleura a bit in smell, very tasty

I will say really good value for money (or at least was in 2021).

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/campbeltown-malts-fest-2024-glen-scotia/ My round, and at just £4.50 a dram, it’s time I refreshed myself with this [modern] classic. C: This soft oily, well-married single-blended malt is a very different prospect in comparison to our previous single-cask expressions. A little hazy in part, it doesn’t require any dilution. And like the previous bourbon single cask [#3610], this too has Auchentoshan/Hazelburn vibes on the palate, there seemingly being more [refill] ex-bourbon than sherry casks at play though I do miss that particular oak note that was present in earlier bottlings that typically contained older stock. Some active ex-bourbon astringency [quibbles] with a little peat on the tail wraps this one up rather neatly.

Nose: glue, wood and, chocolate, sweet orange, caramel. The glue mixed with an off-note of wood is somewhat off-putting. It's so much colliding that sometimes It becomes a "trash" smell. Body is not very thick, but has a nice balance. Finish Is complex, but there are some wood notes I, again, find quite pungeant and off-putting. It's like charcoal, iron, smoke, ash, turning the finish in nasty bitters mixed with a pepper bite. And I don't mean it as In peat (I like that), It really has a different flavour. I can't really enjoy this one. It did get better over time after opening the bottle, but It's still off to me.

Mucho presente! Vanilla, Honey, Apricots, Peaches, Parma ham (the good stuff), some boullion and Maggikraut (a Herb). Also a salty breeze from the Sea. On the palate: This has got some volume, spicy, a little sweet and some oak coats the inside of the cheeks. Fruit compote with cloves. Not quite as complex as the nose suggests. With water some fruits get lost but there is some caramel appearing. A floral note and some green Bananas have been found. The taste has changed too, it’s lighter, looses volume and spiciness. More oak which makes it quite astringent. I would not advise adding water here. The finish is medium and on the dry side. A recommendable Whisky.

Ralfy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Z0LAnsnuI

A mature, solid Campbeltown malt, which pleases with its alternating blend of creamy caramel and pine needle spice. At just under 50 € a real P / L winner.

A good mellow, a very good aroma, a taste / finish also keeps the level, it does not strike, of course, but for a basic mole, the knead is a good, lively and cheerful character, distinctly distinguishable and bourbon and sherry derivatives combined into a single picture, good strength and density for a commercial fortress ;

Nose develops very nicely - tender but fruity and complex, on the palate he is too weak and arbitrary - because I typed blindly on Glenfiddich 15

Glen Scotia 15 year old is a tasty and evocative Campbeltown whisky. If you’ve started your malt journey, but are yet to experience the Campbeltown style there’s a few options for you from the three active distillery’s left in the region – this bottling should certainly be on your exploratory list – it’s quite the step up from the NAS Double Cask. There’s a lot of charm and character here – it’s rather like a mogwai – cute and playful, but best avoid getting it wet. https://www.thedramble.com/tastings/glen-scotia/glen-scotia-15-year-old/

That is one of those that I have never had after 6 years of whisky and fifty samples and tastings. The scent of freshly roasted nuts pops out of the glass. Honey, always honey, completes the atmosphere of the nut stall at the fair. An edge of resin, but nevertheless sweet, I am crazy. There is something chemical about it that I cannot appreciate. It is nice whisky in the sense that I would be pleasantly surprised by it in the hospitality industry, but that I am also happy not to have a whole bottle of it. Bored quickly. Ka says "Strong wine influence" and damn it, he's right. Second tasting: Honey, sugar waffles and vanilla in the scent. The taste is perfumed, with an oriental edge and pepper. The chemical flavor is also very far away but it bothers me considerably less than the last time. There is something of coffee or cocoa in the aftertaste. Quite interesting, this one, and this price for a 15YO SM with a lot of character makes it great.

It's a more accessible whisky compared to the previous bourbon matured 'disco cow' official bottles I tried. It's richer but luckily hasn't lost it's mildly coastal edge.

Absolute gem bang for your buck whisky. Richness and smoothness does not comprise complexity or a long finish!

Fruity and strong at the same time. One could bet on a higher alcohol content. Very neat PLV.

Quite fruity and straight, the mouthfeel is probably a bit thin, still quite nice overall

It is drunk very easily, it is greedy. Good daily well done.

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2023/06/04/salut-mr-foster/ C: It’s been a five years since I visited this one [WLP85], and I’m only just catching up with the 2019 edition in 2023! I’m happy to find the quality of character still very much intact. Indeed, it’s a point higher than the 2018 batch. Then again, this bottle has had four years to open up.

87-

Complex, woody-vanilla, with buckwheat honey, pour from the chest, tobacco and leather. I would like more strength

Age: 15 years Fassart: "Old American Oak Barrels", so Bourboncasks - neatly toasted Alcohol content: 46% Color: strong medium dark gold Nose: ... at first relatively inconspicuous, later apple, pear and vanilla Taste: ... yes .... fruity, apples and pears as the nose suggested, any berries, marzipan ... Finish: ... stays long, is nutty, bitter, dry and especially the oak tree remains in focus ... Conclusion: ... I can not think of much about it, for me personally not the yellow of the egg, reminding me remotely to his 12-year-old mentioned at that time ..., but only my own impression ... 78 points

Nose: Sweet fruit, Grapefruit, caramel, toffee, fudge, hint of menthol. The start is a bit fresh, like a hint of fisherman's friend. Yet it twists to the fruity side. Taste: sweet and savoury. Honey, vanilla, a little like bunnahabhain and a little like springbank. A sweet mix between my favourites! Love this one. Sweet marmelade, some dusty, seemingly verly lightly peated taste. Body: full and creamy, very good they don't chill filter. Finish: medium-long. Dark caramelcream. Chocolate, brown sugar. Fudge. Price: very fair and reasonable for this quality. Presentation: Nice and decent.

Nose - Pear, fruittella, ginger, spice, barley, vanilla, light syrup, peaches,  wine gums & milk chocolate. A decent complex nose which keeps changing. Taste - light milk chocolate, spice, nutmeg, oak with some sweetness. Finish - strong spice finish, mellow slightly with water. Comment - 15 year old whiskies tend to be good and this sits with them, worth trying. Improves with time.

A clean-cut, no-frills affair. Good, eloquent casks, good age. Here to show you that American-oak casks, too, can impart spicyness and “dark“ aromas. Sweet and salty, easy and deep at the same time. A whisky that doesn't scream for attention but simply delivers: marzipan, oranges, wood spices, a hint of cinnamon, clove and pepper. All that on a mineralic, slightly chalky background. It took me a second bottle to sniff out the minuscule amount of peat smoke, but once you notice it, it’s there, adding to the complexity.

After the first sweetness in the nose comes a clear earthy menthol freshness, then raisins in the direction like rumrosienen. after that, not much is left The taste is nicely carried by the 46% but it is mild. the earthy note is also clear here the spice stays in the background. The finish is dry and has a disinfectant bordered Unternote Something is different but not wrong

This whisky shows a most beautiful development in nose and taste when allowing (much) time to breath and only a few drops of water. It is clear that Glen Scotia is working on an improved image via the contents in the bottle instead of the decoration. Scotias’ close neighbours show the way.

Nose Strength: (6) Tonality: (7) The tonality of dried fruit is full of vibrant raisins, pound cakes of dried apricots... 4 Brown sugar cake...3 A little bit of powdered wood... 2 Burning incense...1 There are still fresh salty and sweet pears... 2 Taste & Finish Aroma: (6) Strength: (5) Tonality: (6) End rhyme: (6) Slightly roasted nuts...1 Entrance smoke sense... 2 The palate is slippery and more acceptable. Total: ( 87 ) The overall integration is good. Many aromas like pound cakes are very good. The salty sweet aroma of the juice is dominant and has a corresponding complexity.

Believe it or not, Campbeltown has more to offer than Springbank. Glen Scotia has always been a bit under the radar, but it has a lot to offer as a distillery! The 15-year-old expression has an intriguing nose, featuring salted caramel, pastries and apricots. Porridge, honey and floral scent add to the complexity. Spicy, aromatic and increasingly cask-dominated, the palate is balanced out by subtle sweetness, bitter walnuts and a touch of arugula. Lemon balm, nutmeg and salt linger in the resinous finish. Almost like Clynelish 14, a singular malt with character. RATING: 3.9/5.0 stars ≙ 86 pts → FIRST-CLASS [-]

Very woody nose, with a hint of ginger and blood orange peel. Baked apples, drizzle of vanilla, iodine which gives a nice fullness, and again this warm and sparkling touch that I had noticed with the 10 year old, this time more pronounced. Gingerbread, fudge, marzipan, dry land and evergreen forest. The palate is robust, on varnished cherry, oak, with dried fruits, nuts, apricots, grapes, and some exotic but discreet fruits, papaya, guava, dragon fruit. Controlled spices, paprika, nutmeg, white pepper. Long finish, wood splinters, intense charcoal, cola, tea notes. Hazelnut. It deserves its reputation, it is very successful. There is character, originality, complexity. It's very well done. https://ilikesky2020.blogspot.com/2022/12/glen-scotia-15-yo-classic-campbeltown.html

01/20/2024 / 30 ml, by Afonso, the Whisky Guy. A good single malt, light, sweet, non-alcoholic, but warm enough to please. Unfortunately, it is not available in Brazil and, when it is available, it is expensive.

A nice, gentle, soft and juicy dram.

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2018/03/28/whiskylive-2018-day-1-part-2-2/ C: In relation to what’s gone before, today I find it fruity>malty>waxy and salivating to the end. It really is an enjoyable dram. I’m going to adhere to try the 15yo everytime I can, to track its progress.Scores a B-

all in all this is an appealing whisky, the nose promises more than the whisky can deliver

Nice ex-bourbon aromas on the nose: caramel, vanilla, a touch of citrus (orange) and a floral touch of perfume. Everything is more sedate and "creamier" than in its younger neighbors Hazelburn 10 and Kilkerran 12. Finally, a minimal association with glue, not yet disturbing. Slightly tingling and sweet and spicy in the mouth. In the finish, the spice intensifies towards espresso and now and then fruity notes flash up (apples / pears). In the end, there remains a little too much bitterness. Length: 6/10 More sedate than its younger Campletown competitors. Where these points with their liveliness, one wonders whether it would not have preferred to stay a few years longer (although the oak note in the finish is almost too pronounced). Grade: 2

Great price for this sweet funky bottle. Honey, funky smoke, orange, apples, loads of caramel. Nice introduction to campbeltown and glen scotia.

Quite light bodied but well balanced on honey, cooked fruits, vanilla, toffee, quite nice

To be honest, I personally think this is a delicious, very finished whisky, and I'm wondering why it doesn't score well

Good amount of strength thanks to the higher abv, it’s just not as flavourful compared to the NAS ones... Maybe sherry casks did create quite a synergy with GS distillate? Nonetheless, the finish lingers with a good amount of weight. Overall, still an enjoyable dram. P.S. It does feel a tad thinner compared to the previous batches too. Medium legs. 81-85 - Another dram welcomed

Mostly blind tasting. Absolutely unique, but clearly a Campbeltown. An impressively strong hit of pine throughout- not something I've seen so prominent elsewhere. It's rugged, complex, and powerful - a little aggressive - but the edges have been softened just enough. I've never said it before, but I'd love to try a younger bottle next to this, just for the sake of comparison.

A very interesting standard, had already some GS but always UA, never of them. The maritime notes are not to be overlooked, in addition to the oiliness, which I also like Caol Ila and nice fruit, probably. a tic to sour-citrusy.

https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/62940 I had samples and a bottle last year and found it to be cracking whisky [88]. I meant to buy another bottle at the time, before batch consistency affected the character/profile but let it slip. C: After the young NAS, there’s a marked difference in flavour complexity and a soft yet vibrant fruity bouquet reveals a beautiful bergamot note. Sadly the unique dusty, hollow oak character which I found divine in 2017 batches has disappeared. I’m guessing there’s less older stock in here. Decent whisky nevertheless but it’s impossible for me not to lament last year’s batch. Scores a B-

edited the review after a second tasting!

Tasted on 05-06-2022.

S 8 Soft, delicate, yet full of flavours. One of my favourite 15yo OB. How did they pack that many elements into a 15yo bottle??? [83-85] I'll get a bottle unless my bank account says otherwise. N 27 Spring flowers, fairly fruity, vanilla oak, peppery spices. A whiff of the coastal breeze. Dusty wooden box. Vanilla grows over time. Also, I’m gradually getting some zingy citrusy. P 26 Fruity & coastal. A lot sweeter, barley sugar, subtle red fruits (apple, strawberry) surfacing as we dilute it down. Culinary herbs. Crushed peppercorns transiting to baking spices. More bourbon characters coming out from behind. F 23 Mid-short finish. A bit dry from the oak. Warm malt and a touch of vanilla lingering.

Good dram, but incomparable with Springvank 15. Pretty complex and spicy

Non-chill filtered. Caramel colour added. Matured in 1-st fill ex-bourbon and refill American oak casks. Finished for very short in Oloroso ex-sherry casks. Thick slow slowly forming primary legs. Mid-size very slow secondary legs. Trailing droplets. Advanced level scotch. Characteristic of the Campbeltown region. Superior to the 10 YO: balanced, higher ABV pronounces feints notes.

Glen Scotia 15 Nose: vanilla, buttery, honey, citrus, sea salt, sea breeze, fruit, apricot. Taste: vanilla, pepper, slightly perceptible citrus, butter cookies, caramel, marzipan, nuts, wood. Finish: medium long, dry, tart, nutty, slightly spicy. 83.50

Glen Scotia 15 year old, SMSW, 46%. 30ml sample at home, Feb 2024. Dull orange, looks like it’s been tangoed, frankly. Aroma is musty damp driftwood, some eggnog, nutmeg, gingersnap biscuit, bruised apple. Alright. Body is watery. Taste is peppery, char, coal and firelighter, somewhat acrid. Stated to be unpeated, which I find surprising. Certainly has a lot of dry, almost acrid peppery bitterness to it. Doesn’t carry much of an impression of sweetness at all. This is a savoury, dark, charred, brooding dram. Has that dirty Campbeltown complexity. Not a dram for someone starting their foray into whisky, I’d say, and barely for someone experienced either! It’s just so peppery and dry. 3.325-/79 With a drop of water, it opens up nicely. Still robust despite the low abv. A burnt egg custard tart note starts coming through.

Aroma: Distinctly vegetal, with freshly cut hay, leather, grain notes, subtle mineral hints, a coastal breeze, with vanilla and light green fruits in the background Taste: In line with the aroma, with hay, graininess, minerality, salt, vanilla, pleasant spiciness, and a very gentle smokiness, the finish fades nicely, lightly smoky, coastal, and slightly grainy Overall Impression: A very pleasant whisky with an unusual and complex aroma-flavour profile, offered at an acceptable price, a clear step up from the NAS versions (Campbeltown Harbour or Double Cask) as well as the 10-year-old bottle

In the aroma, this malt needs a few minutes to fully develop. The nose is then really great with everything that distinguishes a maturation in good ex-Bourbon barrels. Unfortunately, the taste and finish clearly too bitter, the fruits can no longer stand out.

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initially gives off sherry notes then turns into bourbon, very interesting to say the least (ultimately a bourbon cask), a tamed version of paul john bold (yet still beautiful)

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/bottle-polishing-december-delights/ The disparity between reviews shows that this one has divided the room. It would appear that 2015-16 batches were far less superior to batches seen from spring 2017 till now. N: With its dark pinky/orangey hue, this is a decidedly malty/toffee number, albeit gentle, packed full of tasty plump dried fruits including a whole heap of ripe raisins [think Eccles cakes], apricots and soft citrus-y jams. The spicy biscuit-y & [old man] mustiness is simply the icing on the cake, joined by a complex subtle vanilla & sweet herbal liqueur note. Whichever way it turns, it likes to return to this delightful malty cereal base [Shreddies as well as German pastries], with leathery & mineral overtones. The cask control & balance display is as commendable as the character/smell & taste of the oak, without being blatantly bourbon-y nor sherried in the modern style. Old & split oak fence panelling does it for me. T: Is that rum on arrival? It is rum on the arrival, but that perception doesn’t last long. The arrival warrants a little water to smooth off the edges as the oak is ‘large-ing it’, and just a little prickly/spicy. With a little water there’s a wonderfully rounded, honeyed malty/toffee-d arrival with a firm yet musky oakiness following through. I utterly concur with Ralfy’s dark treacle note. He calls this 15yo “a contemporary masterpiece”. Later I’m getting old liqueured raisins with a complex heathery toasted barley sweetness coupled with a faint herbal/medicinal edge and an oaky char with firm hints at a little peat smoke. Vanilla liqueur becomes more prominent as it opens out with a complex ginger spiciness wrapped up with the oaky/cereal whole. Develops a malty chocolatey side with a malty waxy & dry heathery mouthfeel on the turn. This is quite something. Hard to think of anything currently available that is on par with this, style-wise. F: Again, it’s the taste of the oak character which appeals, just as I picked up the first time I tried this at the beginning of 2017. We’ve more herbal treacle liqueur notes and crystalised ginger with more of that lovely oakiness at the death, the vanilla wafer thin, softened with many years of age. Later, I discover lots more mouthfeel curiosities & subtle finishing action. Distinctively Loch Lomond-y in style. C: I’d not picked up on the six month sherry finish at all. For me it’s predominantly ’oak’ matured, with neither the two main bourbon or sherry camps blatantly featuring - how refreshingly. Tastes like there’s plenty of older casks in here, the whole lot from refills I imagine. No doubt the present cask management and profile therefore will change once this batch is exhausted, so get in their soon with your order if you’re going to. For me, this is one of the most distinctive modern malts i’ve come across in a number of years. I predict it will be Ralfy’s whisky of the year for 2017.Scores a B[+]

Jummie. This is a very, very deserving dram. True Glen Scotia character. Not very demanding but very pleasing!

needs a good amount of water. 4/10, pretty quiet and narrow on flavour. hard to tell if the spirit, wood, or vatting is at fault. (bottle from 2017)

Could be a bad bottle (bottled 06.10.20) but very disappointing. Not glad I bought two. In summary, lacking aroma with few of the attributes described by others, thin and bitter arrival, little fruit or oak. Finish extremely short curtailed by bitterness with little or no evidence of age. Improves slightly with water but becomes even more thin.

Glen Scotia 15 years old - 84 Nose: Like having a picknick on the beach with a bonfire in the background. Charcuterie accompanied with fruit jams and some light bread. There’s the maritime saltiness, mixed with a meaty umami and a sweet fruitiness with spices. All held together by a slight layer of smokey vanilla. Beautiful! It’s a full aroma, not too thin but also not too intense. It’s well balanced and complex. I absolutely love it. 86/100 Taste: So good. great balance. Full but not too heavy, almost bouncy on the tongue. There’s salmiac, there’s complex sweetness, there’s spices like vanilla and anise mixed with the pepper from the oak. Oily on the tongue but a bit more dry against the roof of the mouth. Some maltiness mixed with this beautiful bit of smoke that just holds everything together. It’s not a heavy Islay kind of smoke, more like a bbq type of smoke but not that intense. It works in the background to knit everything together. This is my kind of dram. The only thing I would have liked is a bit more of the fruitiness that you find in the nose. 87/100 Finish: Pepper, smoke, oak, maritime, dry. It’s good, but not a lot to discover as opposed to the nose and taste. Medium length. 79/100 Conclusion: A great dram, one of my favorites that I will keep on the shelve. Great price to quality ratio. Too bad the finish is lacking a little bit compared to the other areas or it would have scored even higher. It might have been a little cold for the dram at 18 *c. I’ll have to try it a gain in a bit better climate, that usually reveals a little more sweetness.

N: fruity, toffee, milk chocolate, some smoke, salty air, apricots and some dried plums P: sweet and spicy, lots of chocolate, fruityness and some malt and salt showing through F: long and elegant

Tasted from a 5cl official sample. Will buy a full bottle soon for sure, great performance/price ratio. Campbeltown funk in a mossy and earthy way combined with very ripe fruit and an oaky touch. Oily, good mouthfill. Really savoury, would guessed more abv if tasted blind. I really think a full bottle with time and space for oxigenation would improve the flavours palette. Highly recommended.

Aroma：Moderate；Palate：86/100; Aftertaste：Medium.

BLIND: N: I suggest Loch Lomond straight off the bat. Notes of currants, molasses, creamy-sot cheese, marmite, a touch of sweet tomato~MSG, Feast Bar nuttiness and smoky phenol oils. It’s so distinctive and yet i’m drifting away from the mainland [Talisker?, HP?], and possibly even further afield. T: On the palate, a heather woodiness, dark malt and creamy chocolate. F: The smoothest transition into the long, wood-aromatic smoky finish. C: This is spot on whisky, and once revealed it reaffirms my believe and reverence for this recently released expression that i was thoroughly impressed with at Whiskylive 2017.Scores a B[+]

Very unique expression of a 15y old whisky matured in amarican oak. I would have guessed that there are some sherry casks involved. But I am sure that there are some older whiskies used. One of the best drams for a long time!

If the finish were a bit longer and less dominated by the wood, a top whisky. So it is a very good, and above all affordable standard range of whisky.

Sour and sweet both on nose and tase. I feel some sherry influence in it. Very juicy and profound taste. Some caramel as well. Not a bad one. But I was expecting more from a Campbeltown. Its influence is there. It feels kinda like rotten dark fruit. Not in a bad way though.

Unfortunately, I had only sample, but I will buy a full bottle. Nose and taste are really really good, just finish is a bit weak.

Toasted oak, dark molasses-based rum, malt, engine oil, pears, finely ground white pepper, and candle wax.

A good all day dram without any weaknesses and with a sufficient complexity. I have a feeling Scotia is on the up.

Tasty, balanced dram with a touch of Campbeltown funk.

Great whisky! Better than most Scotias.

While the last GS (crayfish design) fillings worked more like randomly dumping some barrels of a certain age, the new ones make a "targeted" impression, so somebody has intentionally created something and the result is delicious, and that's just what ~ 50 € are OK too.

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/the-loch-lomond-group/ Similar make-up as the 'Double cask' NAS - all-bourbon with a six month second refill sherry finish, though I believe there are bourbon refills used here also. N: Refreshingly gentle & rather different from any contemporary whisky on the market right now. Sweet saline with an odd tadpole note [sure I've noted this before somewhere], a little heathery smokiness and a gentle aniseed funk. T: A light & gentle oak character sadly under-represented these days - 15+ years of relaxed oak/refill joy. F: Oaky, vanilla ice cream with the most desirable mild creamy sweetness without any ADHD antics, and again with that oak character that suggests there's more than 15 years of [patient] maturation here. The finish gets better and better. Everything is delivered to the front of mouth as Ibon [Mendiguren] so rightly points out. C: ‘The Foz’ comes out with another epic sound bite: 'Benromach without the kick in the knee’. Its a 'close' experience. A really tasty and refreshingly different whisky to anything I’ve tried at Whiskylive 2017 this weekend. Theres no fragility here though the softness is its charm. I imagine it doesnt take too kindly to water. Fortunately for me, it was just right neat. And as for the tadpole reference, it was a note from that weird Glenalough: https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/71656. Who hasn’t eaten a tadpole or two in their time? Scores a B[-]

[May, 2017]  I had a dram during the Glen Scotia open day today that was extremely cardboardy both in the nose and on the first sip.  To not damage my tastebuds I sampled it in a small bottle and retasted it after I called it a day. This extreme taste is caused by a cork taint that turns this dram undrinkable.  As this bottle was more than half-empty when they served this whisky to me obviously no one has claimed this flaw before.  Okay, it happened close to the end of the Glen Scotia open day but even when I am "tired and emotional" I cannot swallow such a whisky...

Gourmand, nice and nice

takes some time in the opened bottle then he gets really good

Great nose of toffee and spice, honeyed palate and tart finish. A balanced expression with a nice sweet, briny peat backbone.

Very exciting in the nose, as it shows an interesting development of the aromas over time in the glass. In the mouth and especially in the finish, it then falls off from the nose and looks almost a little arbitrary. Not a big bottle candidate for me.

“Rich and smooth” tells the label, and so it is. It displays a lot of character, pairing the oaky bourbon cask influence on a textured, fruity malt; the result is perfectly balanced, between sweet floral notes and some spicy bitterness. The typical Campbeltown oily mouthfeel is still present but less pronounced than in other whiskies of the region, and so the maritime and slightly smoky background. They all support a bright and warming taste of apple, apricot and vanilla, carried by a lively salty breeze, that keeps echoing in the (quite long) finish. My favourite Campbeltown malt until now: richly matured, elegant, very pleasant and even easy to drink. One to always have in the cabinet, for a reasonable price also.

A little bit of everything.

There’s this particualr thick leathery note I pick up in a whisky with just the right amount of light peat and subtle sherry influence and this had it. The nose was somewhat refined but on the palate it was a real heavy hitter. Wonderfully complex and full. From my blog: http://iwriteaboutstuffilike.com/2016/03/30/loch-lomond-and-glen-scotia-tasting/

love this bottle! price/quality it is a stunner i think.

This was the first one I tried from the new range. He is closer to the old 18er than the old 12er.

Toffee, salted caramel, malty, doughy. Spices - cinnamon and clove. Fresh fruits. Ginger, betel leaf, barley sugar. Buttered croissants. A touch of peat. A bit of mustiness, maybe even some diesel. Water brings out more fruits - oranges, pineapple and banana. Lovely mouthfeel. Superb whisky, and outstanding value for money.

RATING: 85pts – |83 – 86 (B) → Good| — Not a “must”, but a nice-to-have.

Glen Scotia 15YO Classic Campbeltown Malt Category: Single Malt Producer and bottler: Glen Scotia Distillery Region: Campbeltown ABV: 46% Volume: 700 ml Bottling date: 06/26/2018 Barrel Type: American Oak Barrels Min. age: 15 years Filtration: none Dye: no Nose. An interesting combination of ash-mineral tones (ashtray, sea air, salted caramel, dusty wool), dry wood, lemon peel, baked fruit motifs (yellow apples, pears, plums, apricot and pineapple), dried fruits (raisins, figs), warmed melted butter, vanilla, ginger and anise. The nose is rich in nuances, but does not reveal itself immediately, and is of medium intensity. Taste. Buttery, creamy, fruity, mineral, with some char, smoke and a mild whisky spice edge. Pleasant and soft, complex, balanced sweet and sour taste with a slight bitterness, generally repeating all the features of the aromatics. Aftertaste. Medium duration. Bitter, drying. Smoke, road dust, limestone, wood and spices attack. Bottom line. I don’t know what it was like in 2015, when it first appeared, but for a 2018 release it was more than worthy. An interesting synthesis of fruity and smoky scotch styles, with its own interesting features. Tasty, light, with the right whisky characteristics. If you take it at a discount, you get a good combination of price and quality. Score: 85 out of 100.

I bought this one in a sample set together with the Double Cask and Victoriana. Ex-Bourbon, but not much else is known. Glen Scotia produces only a low quantity of whisky. This makes it rare by nature. Also it was sold multiple times in the past few decades. Now the question is: What drives the price upwards, low output or bad management decisions? I would say rather the latter, considering the taste. To me, this whisky appears to be a starter whisky, which is sold at a premium price. I could get two bottles of 15 year old Dalwhinnie for the same price.

This single malt stringently follows a line. The American white oak casks were certainly not all first fill, which means that the brandy still has some influence after 15 years of aging. Nevertheless, the spices with the slightly maritime base note of "Glen Scotia" find a lot of oak to create a pleasant, little fruity and slightly acidic overall picture.

Somewhat round and edge-free (or mass suitable) as the representatives of the predecessor standard range, also shorter and less individual in the finish. Not a bad drop, but somehow lacks its own new character, wood notes are not everything. Too bad that was colored.

Excellent whisky. The best Scotia I've had and certainly much better than the weird label series before the new releases. EDIT: re-tasted this whisky from a bottle that was open for a month or two and the whisky had opened even more. Fantastic dram. A truly great work by the Glen Scotia team.

Divisive whisky. It has it's own beauty, I feel it sometimes...

I had a sample of 5 cl. Blind tasting. Ralfy gave him at least 92 pts.

Very interchangeable, much better in the mouth than in the nose or on the finish. Notes from a blind tasting.

Outstanding Glen Scotia. What a discovery! Between 50 and 60 EUR, depending on where you shop. This is very fair for this tipple. Recommended!

The PLV of this bottle immediately convinced me. I think this whisky is well under the connoisseur's radar. I promise a surprise to anyone who tries it. By the way: urgently with water

Superb

Fantastic, you knew it was a great whisky from the first sip. And when you look at the price, it's unbelievably good. I knew it was great before I opened the bottle, but didn't expect it to be this great! For me, I prefer this bottle to the famous Lagavulin 16yo. The total score is 89 points for taste, and the price does not affect the score, for a total of 89 points.