Whoever approved this for bottling was either completely wasted or mentally insane. This is like the devil pissing on your tongue instead of the version with the angel. Imagine vanilla milkshake that has been out in the sun all day, rotting veggies, sulfur etc. It’s so rotten this tingles on your tongue. I had 30-40mls out of a 100ml sample but knew enough. Still hearing my sink and sewage downstairs complaining. On the positive side, pest control won’t be needed around my house for quite a while. Not even rating this.. just giving a clear DONT BUY advice.

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 it is a nice dram, sherry led but not a sherry bomb by any means. I'll definitely be buying a bottle for over Christmas, I'm sure it will go really well with cheese but I'll keep going back to the Tawny Port for my Glen Scotia fix.

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I really do like Glen Scotia. But this release is not worth to be tasted. Alcoholic sharp, despite 54 % vol. thin and something unpleasant I can´t identify.

Sharp on the nose. Maybe some dusty dried orange zest. Strong alcohols with bitterness and sulphury notes. Might work as a medicinal product..

I didn't enjoy this malt as I have other Glen Scotia releases. The nose was what i can only describe as so sickly sweet it didn't seem natural. Like artificial caramel and vanilla. Did they put Nesquik in the barrel?! It was really hard to get beyond this and left a very sickly sweet feeling on the palate. A really bizarre bottling which offers none of the typical features of a Campbeltown malt. Not a patch on the glorious 15 y/o. It's so weird, it's almost worth getting a sample just to experience it! Definitely not for me though.

Glen Scotia, one of my favorite distilleries. I have tasted some really good ones and this distillery never disappointed me. Until today. When my friends asked me to take part in a bottle share for this 11y old, I did not hesitate. An 11y old Scotia at CS for a fair price. What could go wrong?

Well actually a lot. Just imagine you open up the refrigerator and you no immediately that something in there has passed the expiration date; but what?

Who on earth has authorized to bottle this? This smells bad like rotten food. Was there something wrong with the cask? Did they found something dead in there when bottling this whisky?

The taste isn't any better. Alcoholic, dry, spicy and bitter. Nothing pleasant to be found.

Simple advise: do not buy this whisky. My 10cl or what's left of it will go down the sink.

72 Points, and today is a positive day. I for sure do not understand the 90 point scores by some members here.

There is a great malt hiding underneath a blanket of Farmyard fumes. If you can get past that there is huge gummy chewy fruity sweets. This could be amazing, but the stink on the nose dominates. I can only think that the original FF Bourbon casks were stinkers and then they got some PX and OL to disguise. Despite the excess funk I have grown to enjoy it.