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Distillery : Scapa - Islands
American Oak Ex-Bourbon Barrels
Original Bottling
Core Range
Single Malt
Launched in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Totally Unpeated
The Scapa 16 Year Old was first launched in 2008, reduced to 40° and chill filtered, but it quickly became sought after as it was the last representative of the distillery's Core Range, the only way to get a Single Malt from them. It then became legendary because production ceased in 2015, and the only Single Malts to leave the distillery were of poor quality. So it was a veritable resurrection when this 16-year-old was re-produced, eight years later, this time non-chill-filtered and with a more than solid alcohol content.
Let's Taste It :
Very airy, with crystalline iodine, bubbles of icing sugar, candied lemon zest, vaporous vanilla and whisked eggs. Sea breeze, fresh sea spray, a pinch of salt, clementine quertier, pineapple pulp, dried mango. Slightly smoky wood, tinder. On the palate, applesauce, crumble, again some exotic fruit, and also a maritime, even mineral freshness. It's a little creamy, with mashed bananas. Long finish, Belle Hélène pear, custard, mint leaf, sea foam, waves, quartz beads, slate.
In Short,
It's the same ageing as the 10 year old, the same profile, but it goes further, it's more subtle, fruitier, a little less costal, the flavours are deeper, and here I really felt the exotic fruits. It's a great success, but this time the price is a bit high, and I think it should be reserved for absolute fans.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Lila Forde - Vessel
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