Glen Scotia 9YO tasting notes
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concert_goerGlen Scotia 9YO OB 75cl 56.2% ABV
Bottled for Campbeltown Malts Festival 2024
Matured in 1st fill Bourbon barrels and finished in Fino Sherry casks for a minimum of 6 months1
Unpeated
Time code L4.024.24 24.01.2024
Color: golden with a greenish tint.
Nose: yellow apples, sea salt, milk chocolate, hay, figs, wild strawberries, earthy notes, sunflower oil, plums, lemons, wax, nuts, apricot jam, green olives, cinnamon, melons, dried mushrooms, coffee notes, and green tea. Quite delightful, with plenty of nuances and a bit of funk.
Taste: vanilla-chocolate ice cream, lemons, pepper, salted nuts, honey, red currants, pears, and lingonberries. Not overly complex, somewhat sharp but drinks very well.
Finish: a little oily, with notes of limes, chocolate, pepper, mandarins, salted nuts, lingonberries, and licorice. Hot, with a bit of biting edge.
Score: 8 ½. Good. +2+1+1.
Conclusion: a classic unpeated Campbeltown malt with a notable influence of very dry Fino sherry, even giving the whisky a slightly greenish hue. The aroma is truly impressive! Clearly a young malt, which shows in both the taste and finish. 86/100. My 5th festival Glen Scotia tasted (here are releases from 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023). Campbeltown remains my second love after Islay.
1Someone mentioned it was a vat of two batches, one with a 12-month finish in Fino and another with a 6-month finish.
Bottled for Campbeltown Malts Festival 2024
Matured in 1st fill Bourbon barrels and finished in Fino Sherry casks for a minimum of 6 months1
Unpeated
Time code L4.024.24 24.01.2024
Color: golden with a greenish tint.
Nose: yellow apples, sea salt, milk chocolate, hay, figs, wild strawberries, earthy notes, sunflower oil, plums, lemons, wax, nuts, apricot jam, green olives, cinnamon, melons, dried mushrooms, coffee notes, and green tea. Quite delightful, with plenty of nuances and a bit of funk.
Taste: vanilla-chocolate ice cream, lemons, pepper, salted nuts, honey, red currants, pears, and lingonberries. Not overly complex, somewhat sharp but drinks very well.
Finish: a little oily, with notes of limes, chocolate, pepper, mandarins, salted nuts, lingonberries, and licorice. Hot, with a bit of biting edge.
Score: 8 ½. Good. +2+1+1.
Conclusion: a classic unpeated Campbeltown malt with a notable influence of very dry Fino sherry, even giving the whisky a slightly greenish hue. The aroma is truly impressive! Clearly a young malt, which shows in both the taste and finish. 86/100. My 5th festival Glen Scotia tasted (here are releases from 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023). Campbeltown remains my second love after Islay.
1Someone mentioned it was a vat of two batches, one with a 12-month finish in Fino and another with a 6-month finish.
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Date: 2025-03-26 01:49 am (UTC)