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Good afternoon
This email is being sent on behalf of your Account Manager, Siggi Gunnlaugsson, who is out of the office today.
Distilled on the 28th December 1974, this Glen Scotia has matured for 48 years in a variety of casks and represents a bygone era of this distillery.
After an initial 43 years in refill and first fill bourbon barrels, the spirit was transferred to an oloroso hogshead for 5 years, where it gained a delicate perfume of citrus and floral aromas. With a final flourish, the whisky takes a whistlestop (six months feels just a blink in the life of this remarkable spirit) tour through an ex-Pedro Ximénez hogshead, which add further depth and sweetness.
One of only three working distilleries in Campbeltown, Glen Scotia was established in 1832. After an incredibly rocky history that mirrored the fortunes of the region itself and included the distillery ceasing production on a number of occasions, it is a pleasure to see this historic producer thriving once again. Their whiskies are receiving outstanding critical acclaim, and this rare 48-year-old is the crowning jewel of the wonderful collection.
Please let me know if you’d like a bottle of this rare and historic single malt. We have access to just 14 bottles of the 250 produced.
Glen Scotia, 48-year-old
£8950 per single bottle in bond
“An exceptional single malt showing delicious waves of both ripe and candied fruit, I spent several minutes enjoying the aromas of this venerable whisky as they gently emerged. I find tinned mandarin and pineapple, sweet honeysuckle and scent-laden buddleia, gently stewed apricots served in sweet wine syrup. After a time, and then through the palate, miniscule wafts of almost forgotten peat appear, adding a sublime touch of leafy balance to this fruity Campbeltown carnival. One of the most delicious bottles I’ve encountered from the Kintyre peninsula, I’ll wager this would taste, somehow, even more glorious approaching the town’s little harbour by boat, on calm seas, under early evening sunshine!”
Rob Whitehead, Spirits Buyer
“Nose: Sweet citrus of Seville orange, pineapple, coastal saltiness, green herbal notes, bay leaf, with nutmeg and cinnamon. Taste: An elegant mouthfeel with layers of demerara sugar and treacle sweetness. There is orange marmalade, red apple then raisin and sultana, some dried peel and cinnamon spice. Finish: Long finish with melted brown sugar and stone fruit, apricot and peach.”
Producer Note
About:
The Glen Scotia whisky distillery was founded in 1832 by Stewart Galbraith under the name of Scotia Distillery. The business prospered at the end of the 19th century, and another distillery, Glen Nevis also located in Campbeltown, was acquired in order to satisfy a growing demand.
Glen Scotia has been silent on frequent occasions this century, including a recent spell in the 1980s. However, the distillery keeps on bouncing back and welcomes visitors with its new facilities. The distillery had a very stable existence throughout the 19th century. From 1832 to 1895 it belonged to the original licensees, but then changed hands twice more before falling silent, as did so many of its neighbours, in the 1920s.
For a while it belonged to the owners of Scapa distillery in Orkney, right at the other end of the country. It was owned by Gibson International, until 1994 when production again ceased. The new owners are Loch Lomond Distillery Co. Ltd. The buildings, including the malt barns and the barley lofts, are Victorian and the stillhouse is thought to be original. A single pair of stills contrasts with the set of three used at Springbank. The water is drawn from Crosshill Loch and the distillery’s own wells which are 80 feet deep.
Good afternoon
This email is being sent on behalf of your Account Manager, Siggi Gunnlaugsson, who is out of the office today.
Distilled on the 28th December 1974, this Glen Scotia has matured for 48 years in a variety of casks and represents a bygone era of this distillery.
After an initial 43 years in refill and first fill bourbon barrels, the spirit was transferred to an oloroso hogshead for 5 years, where it gained a delicate perfume of citrus and floral aromas. With a final flourish, the whisky takes a whistlestop (six months feels just a blink in the life of this remarkable spirit) tour through an ex-Pedro Ximénez hogshead, which add further depth and sweetness.
One of only three working distilleries in Campbeltown, Glen Scotia was established in 1832. After an incredibly rocky history that mirrored the fortunes of the region itself and included the distillery ceasing production on a number of occasions, it is a pleasure to see this historic producer thriving once again. Their whiskies are receiving outstanding critical acclaim, and this rare 48-year-old is the crowning jewel of the wonderful collection.
Please let me know if you’d like a bottle of this rare and historic single malt. We have access to just 14 bottles of the 250 produced.
Glen Scotia, 48-year-old
£8950 per single bottle in bond
“An exceptional single malt showing delicious waves of both ripe and candied fruit, I spent several minutes enjoying the aromas of this venerable whisky as they gently emerged. I find tinned mandarin and pineapple, sweet honeysuckle and scent-laden buddleia, gently stewed apricots served in sweet wine syrup. After a time, and then through the palate, miniscule wafts of almost forgotten peat appear, adding a sublime touch of leafy balance to this fruity Campbeltown carnival. One of the most delicious bottles I’ve encountered from the Kintyre peninsula, I’ll wager this would taste, somehow, even more glorious approaching the town’s little harbour by boat, on calm seas, under early evening sunshine!”
Rob Whitehead, Spirits Buyer
“Nose: Sweet citrus of Seville orange, pineapple, coastal saltiness, green herbal notes, bay leaf, with nutmeg and cinnamon. Taste: An elegant mouthfeel with layers of demerara sugar and treacle sweetness. There is orange marmalade, red apple then raisin and sultana, some dried peel and cinnamon spice. Finish: Long finish with melted brown sugar and stone fruit, apricot and peach.”
Producer Note
About:
The Glen Scotia whisky distillery was founded in 1832 by Stewart Galbraith under the name of Scotia Distillery. The business prospered at the end of the 19th century, and another distillery, Glen Nevis also located in Campbeltown, was acquired in order to satisfy a growing demand.
Glen Scotia has been silent on frequent occasions this century, including a recent spell in the 1980s. However, the distillery keeps on bouncing back and welcomes visitors with its new facilities. The distillery had a very stable existence throughout the 19th century. From 1832 to 1895 it belonged to the original licensees, but then changed hands twice more before falling silent, as did so many of its neighbours, in the 1920s.
For a while it belonged to the owners of Scapa distillery in Orkney, right at the other end of the country. It was owned by Gibson International, until 1994 when production again ceased. The new owners are Loch Lomond Distillery Co. Ltd. The buildings, including the malt barns and the barley lofts, are Victorian and the stillhouse is thought to be original. A single pair of stills contrasts with the set of three used at Springbank. The water is drawn from Crosshill Loch and the distillery’s own wells which are 80 feet deep.
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