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· 2026-10-08T05:35:58Z · источник evidence
Surprisingly mild for the ABV. Good. But it has to be conquered, it's a bit closed. 71-80 – Fine, like to drink by time
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Glen Scotia has a great spirit which is suited for many forms of maturation. This amontillado maturation has lead to a complex and friendly whisky with its of fruit (mainly red), an earthy leafy side, caramel and a gentle spiciness. Well recommended.
Sour, dry, woody-spicy, a bit sulphurous, monotonous. I don't like it at all.
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
The whisky is very complex and has unusual flavors but it is too cask-heavy for me. Odor: -Caramel -Mirabelle plums -Walnut -Maple syrup -Used oil, diesel or similar>Campbeltown grade (light) -Tobacco -Apricots Oranges -Malt (gingerbread) Cinnamon -Clove -Oak -Salt/Sea -Soy sauce -Strawberry Taste: -Caramel -Walnut (candied) -Apricot -Malt (gingerbread) -Orange -Salt/Sea -Used oil, diesel or similar >Campbeltown grade (light) -Ginger -Cinnamon -Oak -Tobacco -Espresso
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 87
Campbeltown and Amontillado, 23Nov2025: Glen Scotia 12yo Seasonal Release 2022 https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/219523/glen-scotia-12-year-old 86- Springbank 10yo OB 2013 Palo Cortado https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/244838/springbank-10-year-old 88+ Springbank 10yo OB 2014 Amontillado https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/262473/springbank-10-year-old 88- Springbank 13yo DPS 2012 Oloroso, Amontillado finish https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/282219/springbank-2012 88+
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Apples and cinnamon. Plums and almonds. Kembletown is felt only in the taste. A little unpleasant acidity, the alcohol knocks out a little. But in general it is tasty
Attractive whisky, where there is everything and in the right proportions! I was impressed by the powerful proportion of hazelnut, which opens even brighter with a dozen drops of water. 22 22.5 22 21.5
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| Нос | 90 | Orange, prunes, sea breeze, nuts, creme brulee, milk chocolate |
| Вкус | 87 | Lemon, orange, nuts, kiwi, chocolate, marmalade, pepper |
| Финиш | 89 | Medium-long, nuts, cream, lemon, some pepper |
What is written on the label fully corresponds to the classic aromas and tastes of the declared aging barrels! The first nose is sour sherry. The second nose is sour oak bourbon. The third nose is washed caramel sherry + bourbon-vanilla pastry. The taste is very sour oak in sherry + smoke. Balanced tannins, rounded and pleasant. For this convincing and exaggerated acid, I even approve it for myself as the character of this whisky! In general, it's delicious! Nose - 22 Taste - 22 Finish - 21 Balance - 21 Rating - 86 In general, finishing the bottle - it's in the taste and in the finish - sour + very sour (wine) sherry + sulfur!
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Nose: heather honey, malty goodness, peaches and cream, buttery Palate: sharp, fizzy champagne, tart Finish: long. Nice balance of tart and spicy sweetness. Comment: pretty nice stuff
Regularly drinking Amontillado Sherry on its own, its my favourite style of Sherry for that matter too. This is one of the Whiskies with the typical Amontillado Sherry Notes coming through very much and very well.
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| Нос | 93 | Intense Amontillado Notes, acting somewhat darker/older then for 12y of age, pretty complex, alot to discover with time and some drops of water. |
| Вкус | 89 | Right at the entry still acting older then 15y of age in my perception, then quickly "getting younger" and punching right on its actual maturity level. Less complex then the nose is promising, still very good, Glen Scotia Character, some early fruityness, maritime Notes, touch of smoke, wood. |
| Финиш | 90 | Loads of Amontillado, now getting drier and malt'ier, rather long for this medium body style of Sherry. |
Great whisky, very solid. A drop of water calms its spiciness and alcohol bite. Some funky notes along with dark fruits in taste and long aftertaste.
Tasted blind. Mass-market Sherry CS. More spirity with water so not recommended. It's volatile and gets more complex over time.
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
I really enjoy Glen Scotia whiskies. If you get the chance to get this for under €80 and you like slightly peaty, salty and sherried whiskies - then go get it. It is absolutely unique and super complex. As some of the other reviews sad, every sip is a unique experience.
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| Нос | 89 | Roasted, honeyed nuts. Popcorn, both sweet and salty. some sweet gummibears. Some leather, accompanied by freshly rolled cigars. There is some seafood hidden in here as well. I'd say a shrimp salad with some limes. A tuna steak, grilled in Campbeltown. Dried game meat, could even be beef jerky. Some soy sauce, licorice and it is quite umami. |
| Вкус | 89 | Wow! Soy sauce, this is really funky. Again beef jerky, glazed with maple syrup. Some leather and that tobacco note again of wet pipe tobacco. Grilled walnuts. Some chocolate fudge cake. A lovely smoke note is in the background and is accompanied by BBQ sauce. Again this great seafood note. There is also some dark chocolate filled with different berries (blueberries, blackberries, rasberries) |
| Финиш | 87 | Very long. A little bit to bitter for my liking unfortunately preventing an even higher score. Don't get me wrong it is still terriffic. Dark berries again, followed by cocoa, espresso, maple syrup and tobacco. Melted dark chocolate for a fondue. Some seafood again in there. A little bit of BBQ sauce. |
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| Нос | 90 | Light bourbon and wood |
| Вкус | 88 | Slightly sharp, honey, wood |
| Финиш | 90 | Long fruity and honey |
нос 85 · вкус 86 · финиш 86
Unconventional Wine Maturaion, 15Mar2025: Ardnamurchan OB 2016 Sauternes https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/259461/ardnamurchan-2016-ad 81+ Mortlach 14yo MSWD 2008 https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/217229/mortlach-2008-mswd 84+ Bruichladdich 13yo OB 2010 FoB Amarone https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/262086/bruichladdich-2010 85+ Deanston 7yo OB 2013 Fino https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/231785/deanston-2013 85- Craigellachie 13yo CA 2007 https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/185074/craigellachie-2007-ca 87- Craigellachie 14yo CA 2007 https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/222797/craigellachie-2007-ca 88- Glen Scotia 12yo Seasonal Release - Amontillado https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/219523/glen-scotia-12-year-old 86+ Springbank 10yo OB 2013 Palo Cortado https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/244838/springbank-10-year-old 88-
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It's a very sweet and pleasant whisky. The sherry shows very well. It' not as peaty as most of Glen Scotias products. The lovely salty profile comes through in this bottle too.
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
Peppermint bubblegum, rubber, strawberry syrup. Wood varnish. Some waxy vanilla. Faint banana foam sweets. Confectionary sweets, bitter oak and drying spice. Apricot. Ginger biscuits
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Very specific, dirty farmhouse and at the same time decorated with dried fruits and oak. "To get drunk"
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Let it rest for 15 minutes, adding some water halfway through.
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Oh, you didn’t regret it here No sherry barrels at all))) Good dessert and good whisky, a really normal winter dram! 21 21+ 20+ 21 84
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
Gets a lot better with water and air. More water also reduces sulphury notes and makes it more aprochable.
Wonderful sherried whisky. While the PX-festival malt is a little more dirty with a smokiness this dram is kind of gentle. Wonderful to calm down in christmas time. Great mouthfeeling and integration of alcohol. Sweet and fruity but not too much.
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| Нос | 90 | Wonderful nose of ripe fruits, a little maritime, some caramel and wine gums. Further there are notes of sulfur, roasted nuts and in fact orange oil. With time flavors of leather and tobacco develop. |
| Вкус | 91 | Very creamy and sweet. Wine gums, a little salty caramel, fruity and at the next moment oily with a touch of metallic notes. Roasted almonds and just wonderful to drink. In my opinion this one doesn't need any additional water. The alcohol is wonderful integrated. |
| Финиш | 89 | Notes of oak and wood. Then bitter like espresso and dark chocolate. At the same moment sweet dried fruits and spices. Cinnamon and vanilla. Pretty long and creamy. |
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| Нос | 88 | Coffee, apricot stone, sherry, burnt sugar Sherry dominates over time. |
| Вкус | 88 | Sherry, apricot pit, dead leaves, thick, olive |
| Финиш | 86 | Medium, iodine, sherry, oak. |
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not good
нос 85 · вкус 87 · финиш 85
Glen Scotia is a distillery that fortunately has only been touched by the Campbeltown hype so far and that usually puts enough bottles on the market of their special bottlings so that they are not immediately sold out. There are 14,000 bottles of the 2022 seasonal release. After an initial maturation in 1st fill bourbon cask, this unpeated release was finished in Amontillado casks for 12 months. Amontillado is a sherry that first matures for at least 3 years under a yeast flor, protected from oxidation, and then undergoes oxidative aging for at least 3 more years. This should differentiate the casks from the usual seasoned casks in quality. glen-efze.de
Tasted during a club evening: Too much sherry, too little whisky.
нос 80 · вкус 78 · финиш 82
Malty, peach, dirty like Springbank. Slight spice and bitter. Malty and dried grassy and fruity.
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| Нос | 85 | Woa, this is nice. Hay, chocolate, nutty |
| Вкус | 87 | Lovely complexity, char smoke (not peat), leather, spicy and sweet. Someone further down said popcorn: yes |
| Финиш | 86 | Beautiful finish, long enough, not overly hot |
I love Glen Scotia. It's clever, sweet, bit animal, often a bit lactic. It has such a unique taste profile, with a lot of cleverness. For me this is the best Campbeltown distillery of all :-) This 2022 seasonal release is great. It's leathery, but also animal, smells like shoe polish and tastes like wet earth with caramel. So much to discover, so much narrative. This is a beautiful complex whisky that allows you to sip and keep sipping. Every sip gives you something new and different. Love it!
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| Нос | 87 | A sweet and lactic nose at first with an animal touch. Shoe polish with a strong alcohol prickle. More sweetness, caramel, cooked fruit and a scent that reminds me of Knorr stock cubes :-) Very balanced, with a lot of thing to discover in the nose. I love it! |
| Вкус | 87 | Sweet and explosive with a spiciness that hints towards ginger. The amontillado sherry is there, reveling itself in something nutty. Nice. And there is more to discover. The nuts are sweet, like nuts covered in caramel. With a fruity touch... Like rhubarb (maybe even a touch of strawberry?). Decent complexity. And a lot of transformation. The fruits disappear and I taste red paprika, roasted onion. Oily in the mouth, hint of leather. Wauw. |
| Финиш | 85 | The finish is warm and relaxing. The sherry really opens up in the finish and brings us more nuts and lots of wood. Sandy, rather dry, bit bitter. With vanilla and leather. Then a hint of earth. Bit leafy as well. |
нос 83 · вкус 82 · финиш 82
Nose is simple salted caramel, brine, and nutty. Palate has same sea salt caramel, slight lemon/citrus note, sherry and an exceedingly dry finish. Well rounded yet slightly punchy!
Unfortunately a touch of sulfur in the finish, otherwise very tasty.
нос 84 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
06-30-2023. Nose with black fruits, spicy. Santiago cake. Baked apple. Honey. Smoky point. In the mouth, orange, candied orange. Pepper, spicy from the alcohol. Long finish with milk chocolate and pink pepper. Hazelnut hints. Cereal retro. Very full with an alcoholic touch at the beginning. 85'5
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| Нос | 87 | Nose: Green Plum syrup, tart apple, nuts, vanilla, grape, mint A distinct green plum syrup aroma stands out immediately. The tartness of red apple combines with it, creating a strong sweet-and-sour profile. Nutty richness is also quite prominent. Vanilla and a cooling minty note follow. With a little water, the plum scent fades, allowing the grape and nutty aromas to become more pronounced |
| Вкус | 85 | Palate: Red apple, citrus, orange, nuts, dried fruit, dark chocolate, saltiness, oak As soon as it hits the tongue, an intense sourness bursts forth, enough to make me exclaim out loud, "Whoa, what is this?" The sharp acidity is almost shocking at first but becomes more manageable with each sip. Following the initial tartness of red apple and orange, deeper flavors emerge—dried fruits and the rich bitterness of dark chocolate. A pronounced nuttiness adds depth. There’s also a noticeable saltiness, and as the taste progresses, a growing bitterness from the oak. The palate isn’t exactly "balanced"—the sourness, sweetness, nuttiness, and saltiness all stand out distinctly rather than blending smoothly. However, each individual note is intriguing and enjoyable, making the whisky a uniquely delicious experience. |
| Финиш | 86 | Finish: Tartness, orange, raisin, nuts The finish closely follows the palate without significant changes. Due to the complexity of the palate, multiple notes carry over into the finish. However, the length of the finish is not particularly long. |
Very tasty dram!!
A nice all-day dram that pairs well with the amontillado flavors on the nose. On the palate, the sherry aromas and the tartaric acid unfortunately take over and I have rarely had such a subtle yet barrel-driven whisky.
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| Нос | 87 | The sweet and slightly nutty Amontillado is subtly in the background. Then there are slightly fruity aromas of orange. The alcohol harmonises well with the quite young age, but the whisky is comparatively simple. |
| Вкус | 85 | Here the sherry influence is a bit too dominant and unfortunately covers the distillery character. Too acidic, too dry. |
| Финиш | 86 | The mouthfeel is good, a bit oily, the alcohol is not too dominant. |
Golden color. There is some oiliness.
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| Нос | 87 | Nuts. Dust. Salt. Sweetness. Peanuts. Grapes. Toffee. Chocolate. Salty caramel. Cinnamon. |
| Вкус | 87 | Lots of nuts. Hazelnuts. Sweetness. Salty caramel. Spices. White pepper. Cinnamon. Lots of salt. Cocoa. Quite oily. |
| Финиш | 86 | Nuts. Lots of hazelnut. Cocoa. Dessert chocolate. Lots of salt. Salty caramel. Milk chocolate with hazelnuts. Quite a long finish. |
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| Нос | 88 | cake topper dark chocolate cake red apples Christmas scents vanilla cinnamon strawberry jam fresh wood slightly nutty anise |
| Вкус | 87 | cake topper dark chocolate cake raisins cinnamon pears anise |
| Финиш | 87 | hot and spicy sweet red fruit notes from the sherry cask coffee anise oak bitter! salty medium finish |
I breathed just a little and the aroma opened up nicely. The wine aging was great, drinkable, tasty, from the tasting of three GS samples, this one turned out to be the most successful.
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
It works. I really like it on the palate, but the nose doesn't really grab me. 72 points.
нос 86 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
A lovely sherried expression of Glen Scotia with a relative un- whackiness. A fantastic nosing whisky, a bit less convincing on the palate. Great character compared to many other 12 year-old sherry finished drams.
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| Нос | 90 | A warm and inviting sherry nose with a unique and lovely freshness. Somehow flowery, really exceptional. Love it! |
| Вкус | 86 | Juicy but firm, becoming drier with a strong walnut flavour. Less complex than the nose. |
| Финиш | 87 | More and more astringent. Long actually, leaving a dry and salty feeling on the tongue. Absolutely persistant but a bit demanding. |
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Quite strong pleasant lactic notes mixed with chocolate and cherries, let down by the finish
Very tasty! Tastes older than it is.
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| Нос | 90 | Macadamia nut, buttery, a bit dirty |
| Вкус | 91 | Classic sherry notes |
| Финиш | 89 | Grappa, vanilla, herbs, medium-long finish |
нос 88 · вкус 86 · финиш 86
22+22+21.5+22
нос 89 · вкус 87 · финиш 85
If I was only going by a single dram (the neck pour), I would’ve had a drastically different impression than trying more of the bottle. This is a good example of where the “neck pour” (first drams) are nothing like the rest of the bottle. It’s improved over time (2 months). This new Limited Edition Glen Scotia “Seasonal Release 2022” released at Cask Strength and finished in Amontillado Sherry Casks has turned out to be a tasty bottle, and a nice change from the more prevalent Oloroso or PX Sherry Cask bottles in the whisky world. There’s a nice nuttiness, some delicious salted toffee / salted caramel notes and a potent ginger spice kick. With a good retail price (compared to other “Limited Edition” releases), it makes the bottle even more appealing.
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| Нос | 77 | Milk chocolate, rich, creamy caramel. (Halfway through the bottle): Nutty, salted caramel, delicate coastal salnity. |
| Вкус | 83 | Medium-thin viscosity, dusty, dirty, open farm, some coastal salinity. Hot, spicy ginger, the 53.3% ABV really shows up, slightly unbalanced, but it calms down by mid-palate. (Halfway through the bottle): Medium mouthfeel. Delicious salted caramel, spicy ginger that feels more tempered than the first dram. Some pleasant sea spray, seaweed umami, earthy mixed in with the nutty, salted toffee. |
| Финиш | 78 | Long. The spicy ginger is still felt long into the finish, some distant caramel notes. (Halfway through the bottle): Long finish. Lightly nutty, more tasty salted caramel, fading ginger spice. |
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| Нос | 90 | Salted caramel, very nutty, savory, orange zest, root beer. |
| Вкус | 87 | Similar to nose. Salty sweetness, deep caramel, banana-toffee, almond and sweet nut like hazelnut, creamy |
| Финиш | 87 | Very dry and short, but has a quick punch. Caramel is more pronounced and the saltiness lingers, if that is your thing. I do like a good salty dram and this along with the sweetness makes this a great dram. |
Personally feel that this wine aroma is not aggressive, light vanilla cream + dried fruit + mixed dry spices aroma. The body is smooth, with some obvious vanilla flavors, along with bursts of nutty, spice, sea salt and maltose finish really long. The overall flavor is still relatively soft, and the alcohol is not feeling strong.
Glen Scotia 12 year old Seasonal Release 2022, SMSW, 53.3%. 30ml sample Nov 2023. Dull pale orange. Aroma is bread crusts, bubblegum, chocolate covered raspberries, woody with some building dates and raisin. Body is watery. Taste is plasticky, dark wood, raisin. Initially plasticky on impact, then yields some very pleasant ex sherry cask notes, but finishes to nothing – vanishing and thin on the finish. Not hot in the mouth but certainly warming on the oesophagus. Thin and a bit odd. 3.0/72 Water and a wait brings out a touch more red berry on aroma. The flavour opens up significantly. Still leaves a thin unpleasant red wine aftertaste but there’s a breathy pungent dark oak and char flavour before that. I’m not going to increase the score. I don’t think these casks have done the whisky any favours, frankly. Were they even properly emptied first?
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blind tasting Good sherry on the nose, but also alcohol. Some sulphur. Sour Wine Gums. Sulfur is becoming more and more penetrating. Almost heading towards Madeira. The sharp alcohol note bothers me a bit. In the mouth, the dirty sherry cask pierces even more. It does have a fair amount of sulphur. Seems relatively young as he has relatively little to offer behind. But maybe the sulfur just irons away all the others. A bit metallic too. The wine gum comes back in the finish. Fruity. sour. Not particularly complex. Rather short. A touch of oak. I actually like those dirty sulfur things. But that's too monotonous for me. There is simply not enough behind it.
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