Glen Scotia's Double Cask has been around for a number of years - an ex-bourbon matured whisky finished for up to 12 months in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks offering rich spicy fruits, overlaid with the characteristic sea spray and oak spice typical of Glen Scotia.
Alongside this year's Tawny Port Limited Edition Glen Scotia have released a second Double Cask, this time though it's a batch strength Limited Edition.....
Distillery notes:
The combination of sherry casks brings wonderful winter flavours of raisin and sultanas alongside warming spicy notes of clove, cinnamon and nutmeg - a truly festive feast for the palate. With a rich and velvety mouthfeel and long, nutty dry finish Glen Scotia Sherry Double is the perfect accompaniment to many festive delicacies!
Nose: Spiced rum, juicy plum, toffee and citrus peel.
Taste : Rich velvety mouthfeel, sweet vanilla and salted butter. Raisins and sultanas with warming spice of clove, cinnamon and nutmeg
Finish : Long, nutty, dry finish.
Appearance: Mid gold in colour, a hint of red? Swirls cling to the glass as a hairline crack, take an age to bead up and fall as thin oily legs.Nose: Musty dunnage warehouse notes - strawberry jam but also other dark fruit and berries - plums, dates, black cherries, blackberries. I keep thinking peat smoke but them say there isn't any... cask char maybe?Palate: Smooth very sweet arrival, hints of toffee, honey and tropical fruit then the spice kicks in - Christmas spices - cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger and a little dried fruit. There is a weird cardamom note here too.Finish: Long lingering spice, very drying and that cardamom note again.
Overall: Wow I think I've just tried the first Glen Scotia I wasn't keen on... It seems to have lost it's Campbeltown DNA - no smoky salinity, no oak led spice. There is the oily appearance and a little tropical fruit but I'm not convinced. I know this is a special release and is supposed to be a little different but if I'd blind tasted it I'd never have said Glen Scotia. That said, you might like it, sherry led but not a sherry bomb by any means. I'll keep going back to the Tawny Port for my Glen Scotia fix.
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2 comments:
Hey Brian, big fan of yours and of the distillery. I understand this is not your typical Glen Scotia, but 75/100? No trying to be funny or arrogant, but could you perhaps be biased?
Tzak, you'll not find a bigger fan of the distillery than me! I've tried over 40 different GS expressions and loved them all, but this one just completely misses the mark as a GS, for me it's lost it's Campbeltown DNA.
#EveryPalateIsDifferent
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