Glen Scotia Double Cask Bordeaux Red Wine Cask Finish
A fine addition to the year 2025 is this edition of Glen Scotia Double Cask. Initially aged in first-fill bourbon barrels, which harness those classic maritime Glen Scotia notes and complement them with lots of American oak sweetness, the Campbeltown single malt Scotch whisky then spent nine months in Bordeaux red wine casks to add layers of red berry vibrancy, oaky richness, and tannic spice.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Strawberry laces, vanilla, peppery spice, Frazzles, oyster shells, and coffee fudge. There's a tart hint of raspberry, too, as well as a coconut sweetness typical of American oak.
Palate
It's very elegant and pretty thanks to all the red fruit and cakey sweetness, but there's an edge of Glen Scotia maritime muscle keeping things rounded and complex. Strawberry jam, vanilla icing, aromatic baking spices, wine-stained oak, seaweed, salted caramel flapjacks, and black pepper grounds. Like a Victoria Sponge Cake, if it were made by a Greyjoy.
Finish
Beach BBQ, redcurrant, cockles, cinnamon, and caramel.
