Glen Scotia 18-year-old

Name: Glen Scotia 18-year-old
Brand: Glen Scotia
SKU: 99817
Rating: 84.82 (157 reviews)

Overall rating: 84.82/100
votes: 157

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
Barcode: 5016840181200
Added on: 19 Aug 2017 2:59 pm by Rien

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€ 80.96

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Whisky Reviews for Glen Scotia 18-year-old

30 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 84.82 points

Noface83 scored this whisky 86 points
08 Dec 2018 3:35 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.
Defeatless scored this whisky 87 points
29 Aug 2019 11:54 pm
I think this one is the best, widely available OB Glen Scotia around. Also price-quality is very decent.

Nose

87 87

Very fruity, quite sweet. A hint of marine notes. Candied oranges and fermented lemon peel. I also tend to find some lavender in the background.
With some water you get more cookie dough.

Taste

87 87

Sweet, a little touch of barley initially. hint of sour shows up. Again some sugar sweet oranges. Hint of ginger.
With water: more friendly and somehow more mouthfeel.

Finish

86 86

Medium length. A bit dry and hay like. A little tannin but in a good way. Clear wood influence.
With water: Less woody, more fruity.
Archer scored this whisky 85 points
30 Nov 2018 10:22 pm
It has potential, especially in the nose, but it does not exhaust it until the end. In the finish he falls unfortunately pretty much.

Nose

87 87

Honey-swirled apricot and peach pieces. The sweetness but only at the beginning, quite short. Then: mineral, salty. Menthol. Lemon water. Beautiful chocolate and coffee bean notes. Caramels. Interesting mixture.

Taste

85 85

Very chocolaty on arrival, with orange zest, hazelnuts and almonds. Mild and dry from the beginning. Dried dates, dark chocolate, bread dough. Something watery creeps in and dilutes the flavors a bit. Finally salty and peppery.

Finish

84 84

Medium-long and dry, with chocolate, marzipan, coffee powder and menthol.
Othorion scored this whisky 86 points
26 Nov 2018 2:12 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
PuddingmitHaut did not rate this whisky
04 Aug 2020 9:23 pm
Great nose, unfortunately a little weaker at the back, but interesting and tasty.

Nose

Nice fruitiness, yellow fruits, dried apricots, peach, juice gums, spices, honey.

Taste

Sweet, honey, vanilla, fruit malt, light oak flavor on the back.

Finish

The finish alternates between bitter spice, malt and fruit.
ezioaudit scored this whisky 86 points
27 May 2020 8:42 am
volker40sw scored this whisky 81 points
22 May 2020 11:27 pm
Tasted on 05-22-2020 at a blind tasting with Whisky Jason.
malthead-1984 scored this whisky 85 points
13 Mar 2020 11:44 pm
Exciting but still very boubon-heavy, nice easy drinking that opens even more with a little water

Nose

fresh and light fruity with almost exotic notes, the Ollorosso takes a lot of time to make itself felt. Some sea air and herbal notes

Taste

As the nose suggests, the flavors also come through clearly, no big surprises, only a pleasant chilli catch is added

Finish

The finish becomes a bit duller and also releases a few flavors from the barrel, but would not have predicted it to be 18y. Rock solid with a great distillery character
ffmdino did not rate this whisky
21 Aug 2019 9:13 pm
did not blow me away
a pleasant Easydrinking Malt

Nose

fruity, pleasant, pears, malt
later oak, light fruit, tobacco

Taste

soft and silky on the palate
spicy, oak, slightly licorice

Finish

medium long
thin, light oak
Jssssssss scored this whisky 86 points
24 Jul 2019 10:35 am

Nose
Strength: (5)
Tonality: (4)
Slightly brighter, some finally have a fresher tonal chamomile... 2
Yellowish fleshy fruity...3
Almond cookies...1
Honey tea...1
Taste & Finish
Aroma: (4)
Strength: (5)
Tonality: (4)
End rhyme: (5)
Whiter wood but not dry
Total: ( 86 )
Today, it is a relatively fresh one. The last few candied sweets are slightly thicker and can finally be drunk.

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