Glen Scotia 15 Year Old Arrives In America, Despite Trade War
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Glen Scotia has brought 15 Year Old single malt to the US through the Foley Family Wines & Spirits distribution network. At 92 proof, Glen Scotia 15 Year Old is a non-chill filtered, unpeated whisky that captures the unique maritime characteristics its host Campbeltown region is famous for.
Glen Scotia 15-Year-Old is an exceptional single malt that delivers a true taste of Campbeltown, an underappreciated Scotch whiskey region given its storied and illustrious background as the “Victorian Whisky Capital of the World.” Campbeltown is one of the few regions that has a unique, identifiable flavor profile found nowhere else: a maritime character with a thick, oily mouthfeel and essence of tropical green fruits and citrus.
Made with 100% malted barley sourced from the east coast of Scotland and water tapped at Crosshill Loch, the whisky is distilled on a swan neck, copper pot still, barreled in first fill ex-bourbon barrels, and aged in both dunnage and palletized warehouses that are maritime-adjacent along the Firth of Clyde on the Kintyre Peninsula.
Campbeltown’s prevailing spirit, Glen Scotia has a long-standing relationship with Bourbon and American Oak casks. This traditional choice of wood complements the whisky’s slow fermentation and small batch process, delivering underlying balanced fruit character, sweet toffee and background spice. A final, very short finish in Oloroso Sherry Casks for this release, allows all those classic regional traits to shine through.
Campbeltown native Iain McAlister has served at the helm as Master Distiller for the past 12 years, and the historic distillery still maintains much of its original design dating back to1830s — including the stillroom and dunnage warehouse
Glen Scotia 15 Year Old is available throughout the US for $119.99 for a 750ml bottle.
