Glen Scotia 18-year-old

Overall rating: 84.75/100
votes: 78

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Glen Scotia
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Classic Campbeltown Malt
Bottled: 2017
Stated Age: 18 years old
Casktype: Oloroso Sherry Casks Finish
Strength: 46.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 750 ml
Bottle code: L2/221/17 11:01
Barcode: 5016840181200
Added on: 19 Aug 2017 2:20 pm by Rien

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€ 82,01

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Whisky Reviews for Glen Scotia 18-year-old

23 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 84.75 points

Othorion scored this whisky 86 points
26 Nov 2018 2:35 pm
Nose

Sea breeze, mint, lime juice, earthy, very delicate smoke, pears, cereals, thyme

Taste

creamy, relatively soft, some pepper, again the pear, thyme, milk chocolate, a hint of vanilla, cornflakes

Finish

Medium, warming, pepper, now bittersweet chocolate and some coffee, spicy
HunterRomario scored this whisky 89 points
05 Apr 2019 2:51 pm

Aroma: Strong, malty, honey-spicy, with creamy milk chocolate and heavier fruitiness. (88 pts)
Taste: Matured, very spicy. Malt, strong fruitiness, sweeter spices and honey. (90 pts)
Points: 89
Summary: I enjoyed, this Glen Scotia gave me a lot of saddle and probably thanks to maturing in oloroso sherry barrel it left a significantly better impression than the once tasted classic 18 yo from the series with cattle. A shot number 2 at the Whisky Festival in Radebeul 2019.
Cask1988 did not rate this whisky
03 Apr 2019 3:21 pm
Great expression from Glen Scotia. They do have a high Standard (except for the Double wood which not worth calling by name).

I’d say in the GS core range Victoriana is the best for me, this 18 comes in very close as 2nd and the 15yo is at a decent 3rd place.

Nose

Rich and mature. Fresh Mint leaves And quite perfum-like. Coastal, salty character accompanied with a hint of sherry wood, green herbs and sweet dark fruits. Well balanced at 46%. No water needed.

Taste

Smokey and salty. clear hints of Bourbon with quite a big edge of oloroso sherry. Red fruits. And a slight minty mouthfeel. The Glen Scotia spirit is still there. Clearly which is a very good thing!

Finish

A long, pleasant, sticky finish. Slightly pepery and dry. Aged wood and again that coastal salty character with a hint of (peat)smoke.
Tano77 scored this whisky 84 points
25 Mar 2019 8:36 pm
Nose

84 84

Taste

85 85

Finish

83 83
Erik1908 scored this whisky 87 points
10 Feb 2019 4:23 pm
This bottle was my contribution to the Loch Lomond Group tasting I had with my friends. The quality of the Glen Scotia compared to the GS 15y, made me modify my score for the Glen Scotia 15y from 87 to 86. The Glen Scotia is in all aspects much more mature.

Nose

88 88

Coastal smell, fruits, more spicy compared to the 15y.

Taste

87 87

Fruits, vanilla, good body. Oily, waxy.

Finish

86 86

Medium long and nice. In the very end a touch of smoke.
gallfux did not rate this whisky
07 Feb 2019 9:03 pm
Very decent whisky. Can you drink well? But now nothing that imposes itself as a purchase candidate. But I would not refuse, if he is offered to me.

Nose

He is set as the 15er. But still has a certain freshness. The fruits are a bit yellow. Glazed yellow apple in butter. Physalis. In addition a clear citrus note, which I describe with lemon cake. Vanilla and charcoal.

Taste

Pretty oily. Reminds me a bit of the very juicy and delicious Eierlikörkuchen (there comes a lot of oil) my mother. With some apricot jam. Take 2 orange drops. Now a little ginger. After that, it gets a little more acidic.

Finish

Grapefruit. Milk with a lot of unsweetened cocoa. It is getting drier. Some grass.
ishi scored this whisky 87 points
01 Feb 2019 9:50 pm

Difficult and attractive aroma, fruity, malty; sweet, very smooth, bit salty. Very good
Alex Fridays scored this whisky 86 points
13 Dec 2018 7:33 pm

Colour: amber.
Nose: sweet, leather, vanilla, salt, spices, oak, grass, sweet fruits, furniture varnish, cake and olive oil.
Mouth: sweet fruits, salt, spices, oak, pepper and chocolate.
Finish: long with spices, vanilla, chocolate, dust and smoked salmon closer to the end.
Glen Scotia 18YO is a good balanced, complex and interesting whisky for thoughtful drinking.
Noface83 scored this whisky 86 points
08 Dec 2018 3:19 pm
Great OA with age, 46% and not cool filtered. That brings intense notes and neat spice. However, the wood is quite dominant and you have to like that - especially in the finish.

Nose

88 88

Fresh (slightly salty sea air and lemon), fruity (pear) and honey-sweet, caramel biscuit, malt, light smoke and earthy notes. The oak also taps with sharp wood notes and herbs.

Taste

86 86

Crunchy, tingling and woody. Malt coffee and a lot of chocolate, some salt caramel, vanilla and some pepper and herbs.

Finish

84 84

First chocolate again, then lots of pepper, menthol and bitterness, plus honey sweetness and licorice. Medium long and on the woody side.
mosesumike scored this whisky 85 points
03 Dec 2018 12:06 pm
Who knows the 15er has nothing here. He is round and fruity. Has a slightly smoky touch but can not do anything better than the 3 year younger brother. On the contrary, here I had a slight bitterness. At 15 there was nothing to feel.

Nose

84 84

Delicate vanilla honey with straw and tobacco in the background. Very good to smell are the citrus notes but also the apple Helene speaks up. Is there a sea breeze? or even some bitter wood notes? Difficult to make out. The nose is very reserved.

Taste

86 86

Spicy peppery with oily oak sweetness it starts on the palate. Apple Helene and a hint of vanilla consolation over the slightly bitter wood. Somewhat sharper than the nose and slightly salty (imagination). Behind the nutmeg comes some tobacco and new leather to advantage. Already delicious.

Finish

85 85

Medium to long and extremely spicy peppery (me too much) he logs off with dark chocolate in the coffee slowly.
He loses the comparison to the 15er with me clearly. But still a good malt. Especially in the PLV!

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