With the Springbank, Glen Scotia is one of the last of the working distilleries surviving in Campbeltown, which at one time rivalled Speyside for the number of distilleries and output of whisky. The distillery was founded in 1832 by Stewart Galbraith, whose family held it until the end of that century. Since then it has changed hands several t ... Read More »
An eye-catching 2013 relaunch for Campbeltown's only distillery not owned and operated by Springbank. Glen Scotia's house style is generally medium-full with wisps of smoke and brine, but this 10 year old is at the more boisterous strength of 46%, the same as Springbank. The distillery has had to suffer being in the shadow of its famous neighbour for many years now - one suspects that this image overhaul will certainly attract attention.
Glen Scotia's 2013 reboot sees the familiar old 12 year old replaced by a radically different tall bottle decorated with one of Scotland's iconic hairy cows. Fans of the old 12 year old will be delighted to discover that the relaunched edition now packs more of a punch, with the strength having been upped to a feisty 46%.
The 2013 relaunch and expansion of Campbeltown's Glen Scotia range saw the introduction of several longer-aged malts from the distillery, including this 16 year old which has been bottled at 46% in packaging depicting a Highland cow and the aurora borealis.
One of four aged expressions introduced into the Glen Scotia range during the brand's seismic 2013 relaunch, this exciting 18 year old bottled at 46% can be easily distinguished from its stablemates thanks to its bottle being a rather striking blue colour.
A single malt from Campbeltown distillery Glen Scotia, this is from the 1992 vintage and has been bottled by G&M as part of their Macphail's Collection.
A single cask release of Glen Scotia, distilled in 1992. This whisky has been matured for 18 years in a Sherry cask and bottled at 50% for Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask series.
Introduced as the pinnacle of the distillery's 2013 upgrade, Glen Scotia 21 year old is not only bottled at 46% but is also, as far as we can see, the oldest ever official bottling from the distillery. This will surely be greeted with great gusto by Campbeltown fans everywhere.
Wemyss Malts are all named after the flavours that have been found within each bottle. Their 1991 vintage Glen Scotia has been named "Strawberry Ganache" so expect sweet fruity and chocolatey notes throughout.
A small batch of three refill Hoggies from Glen Scotia, Campbeltown's other distillery, for this new release in G & M's consistently great 'Cask' series. The colour is great and the strength is nudging 60%, so this should be pretty intense.
A 1977 vintage Glen Scotia bottled by Signatory for French whisky retailer La Maison du Whisky. We've managed to grab a few bottles of this distinctively purple labelled bottle, which was distilled on September 5th 1977 and bottled shortly after its 35th birthday on September 17th 2012. This is limited to ONE BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER.