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30th May 2018 |
Glen Scotia
has rolled out 3 limited edition single
malts at this years Campbeltown Malts
Festival, including a peated Glen Scotia
Campbeltown Malts Festival 2018 10 year
old Limited Edition Ruby Port Finish
which has been bottled at cask strength
– 57.8% ABV and priced at £45.
 Visitors to this years Campbeltown
Malts Festival, which ran from 22nd
-24th May, enjoyed a triple treat as
independent distiller Glen Scotia rolled
out three limited edition single malts
as part of Campbeltown Malts Festival.
Making its debut as part of this year’s
event was the Glen Scotia 2000 Single
Cask Festival bottling. Selected by a
panel which included whisky expert
Charles MacLean, just 147 bottles of
this beautifully balanced 18 Year Old,
which combines maritime notes with a
buttery vanilla sponge base, have been
made available and they can only be
purchased directly from the distillery,
priced at £150.
Guests at the Glen Scotia Whisky Dinner,
which launched the festival on Tuesday
22nd May, each received their own
exclusive single malt. The Glen Scotia
Whisky Dinner Single Cask bottling was
distilled in 2010. It combines subtle
peat with a sweet spiciness before a
salty and distinctly maritime finish.
The sold-out event, which paired local
produce with a selection of Glen Scotia
drams, was held at the Ardshiel Hotel.
The hotel’s bar is renowned
internationally for its extensive
collection of single malts.
Finally, making its first international
outing at the festival was the Glen
Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2018
Limited Edition Ruby Port Finish, priced
at £45. Distilled in 2008 and matured in
first fill bourbon barrels before being
finished in Ruby Port casks for six
months, the non-chill filtered liquid
was then bottled at cask strength –
57.8% ABV.
Described as peated and smooth by the
distillery, this limited edition 10 Year
Old Single Malt is sweetened by red
fruits before delivering a long finish
tinged with a dry saltiness. Only 6,000
bottles have been made available
worldwide, with orders already in from
markets including Germany, Switzerland
and Taiwan.
Iain McAlister, Distillery Manager at
Glen Scotia, said: "We enjoyed welcoming
visitors old and new to Glen Scotia as
part of this year’s Campbeltown Malts
Festival. It was a fantastic opportunity
for them to discover our award-winning
Glen Scotia single malts and the
distinctive character associated with
Campbeltown, which is the smallest of
Scotland’s five Scotch producing
regions."
In addition to releasing the three new
limited edition expressions, Glen Scotia
distillery laid on an expanded festival
events programme this year.
On Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May
the distillery hosted dunnage tastings
as well as free distillery tours.
Cooperage demonstrations and tastings
were also available, while local stalls
offered a variety of craft items and
produce.
Demand for Glen Scotia’s distinctive
single malts has soared following the
launch of a new Global Travel Retail
range and the introduction of the ‘Glen
Scotia Grand Tour’, an experiential
event designed to offer whisky lovers
the chance to experience the essence of
Campbeltown.
Held in London’s Borough Market from
15th – 17th March, the Glen Scotia Grand
Tour aimed to transport whisky lovers to
the Glen Scotia distillery on the Mull
of Kintyre and replicate the experience
of visiting the distinctive Campbeltown
Whisky region. It is set to be rolled
out to the US later this year.
You will find the current Glen Scotia whisky range available
from specialist online whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of
Malt
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