Glen Scotia Campbeltown 1832 | 1L

Introduction

Whiskey: Glen Scotia 21 Year Old | 1L

The whisky itself features punchier peat than your standard Glen Scotia, and has been finished in Pedro Ximnez casks, making for an intriguing juxtaposition between peatiness and sweetness.

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Size: 1L

Proof: 92 (46%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Glen Scotia

One of the first bottling of Glen Scotia to be released for the Travel retail market, Campbeltown 1832 refers to the region in which the distillery resides, and the year the distillery was founded. The whisky itself features punchier peat than your standard Glen Scotia, and has been finished in Pedro Ximnez casks, making for an intriguing juxtaposition between peatiness and sweetness.

Glen Scotia Campbeltown 1832 | 1L Tasting Notes

Nose: Dates, oatcakes and smoked cheese, with orange peel cutting through.

Palate: Salted caramel, cooked fruit (apple and strawberry), coastal smoke.

Finish: Sea salt and waves of honey.

Distillery Information

Glen Scotia is one of just three distilleries in Campbeltown producing single malt at the moment (along with Springbank and Glengyle). It was founded in 1832 by Stewart, Galbraith and Co and sited to the north of the town. The distillery draws its cooling waters from the Crosshill Loch and two bore holes, drilled over twenty metres into the rock below. Campbeltown was the capital of Scotch whisky production before the US Prohibition was enacted. There were some twenty-eight distilleies, though after the act was passed only three survived. Glen Scotia was acquired by West Highland Malt Distillers in 1919 and five years later the company went bankrupt. Duncan MacCallum, a director, purchased the company. The distillery was closed again in 1928 and a couple of years later, following great financial trouble, Duncan MacCallum threw himself into the very loch from which the Glen Scotia distillery draws its water. It is said that his ghost haunts the distillery. Glen Scotia survived the Second World War, having restarted production in 1933 after the repeal of Prohibition. In 1954, Hiram Walker acquired the distillery and shortly after it was purchased by A Gillies and Co. In 1979, 1 million was spent on reconstruction which lasted until 1982 and two years later the distillery closed once more. Glen Scotia was acquired by Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Ltd and in 2000 Loch Lomond distillery took over, providing staff and running the operations. Today, the Glen Scotia produces 100,000 litres annually – substantially lower than its three quarter million capacity. The distillery now has a staff of just two; James Grogan, the long time stillman, and Hector Gatt of Springbank fame. There have been several official releases and a few independent bottlings.