Glen Scotia

Glen Scotia 'Handwritten Labels' 20 Year Old, Sherry Hogshead Cask, Cask #08/71, 1992, Thosop, 48.2%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 35
Average Score
Avg 83
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Description

The second-oldest operating distillery in Campbeltown and one of the smallest in Scotland. Despite a turbulent 20th century, the distillery and its brand has enjoyed success in recent years under the ownership of Loch Lomond Group. An import company and independent bottler founded by esteemed collector and connoisseur, Luc Timmermans. The company released a small selection of bottlings with distin ...

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Cask type
Sherry Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Thosop
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
08/71
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
80
Has box
N.A
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
Handwritten Labels
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Initial alcohol, then light, fresh fruits like orange, apple, kiwi, pineapple, grapes, with custard and honey. Develops into vegetal peat smoke, moss, engine oil, mustard, brine, inky, leathery notes, salt crystals, citrus (lime, grapefruit), cardboard, and old clothes.
Palate
Oily and briny, with soot, rich minerally sweetness, expanding salt and smoke. Notes of apple peel, melon rind, preserved lemon, unripe persimmons, porridge with honey, black tea bitterness, grape seeds, wheatgrass, cigar ash, dry oak, sandalwood, and hints of peat. Also vegetal notes, tobacco juice, green herbs, pine sap, bitter lemon, ginger, chili spices, green apples, green kiwi, salt, wet stones, grassy elements, and cough syrup.
Finish
Medium to long, herbal, boggy, grassy, with anise, coriander seeds, sweet smoky tea, burnt toast, and a bit yeasty. Salty, earthy, liquorice, bitter herbs, lime zest, and chalk.
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