Glen Scotia 2001 Duty Paid Sample 20cl & Glen Scotia 2013 Duty Paid Sample 20cl
Lot number: 077-1179
Winning bid: £45
One of the last remaining distilleries from Campbeltown's glory days as “whisky capital of the world”, Glen Scotia's versatility made it extremely useful to blenders; a factor that undoubtedly played a part in its survival of the 1920s cull. That might imply that the life of the small distillery has all been smooth sailing, however the truth is anything but.
Glen Scotia has traded hands frequently, gone through several periods of mothballing, and has previously fallen into quite a state of disrepair. Not to mention it's haunted (!) by the ghost of former owner Duncan MacCallum, who tragically committed suicide after being scammed out of his life savings.
Thankfully, these days things are looking brighter for the distillery. Now under the ownership of the Glen Catrine Company (who also own Loch Lomond distillery) it has benefited from increased investment, and in 2012 released a revitalised range of single malt expressions. Each of these are emblazoned with outlandish, brightly coloured, wrap-around packaging featuring Highland Cows, affectionately known (by SWA staff at least) as “The Disco Cows”.
These samples were bottled for the distillery's 2017 open day, during the Campbeltown festival.
Cask #96
Heavily Peated
Distilled: 2013
Bottled: 24.05.2017
Cask Type: 1st Fill Bourbon
62% ABV / 20cl
Cask #560
Non Peated
Distilled: 2001
Bottled: 24.05.2017
Cask Type: 1st Fill Bourbon
59.1% ABV / 20cl
Please note minor damage to cask #560 label.
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