Hi everyone,
After a meet up with some of the lovely people from the Toronto Whisky Society last night, it has come to my attention that I have been slacking in the review department. I’ve had a bunch of cool things I’ve tried and written notes on but just haven’t had the time to actually get around to posting them. You guys deserve better though, so we will continue to soldier through.
This one, I imagine a few people are interested in. Limited edition, cask strength, peated Scotia finished in rum barrels…
Glen Scotia 2003 Festival 2019 51.3%
Colour: Light Gold
Body: Medium
Nose: Coals, creamy vanilla, tropical fruit and dust (specifically the stuff that gets behind the radiator), a little closed.
Water: Opens up a little, more of the rum, more dust and a little perfumed.
Taste: Fresh and fruity, lemon and orange, then more spicy and peaty with ginger, black pepper and a medicinal edge.
Water: Softer, with less spice and peat.
Finish: Long length. More medicinal here with some white sugar and white rum.
For Campbeltown festival 2019, Peated Rum Finish. 15yo. Disappointed with this compared to the 2018 and this is more expensive. The dust isn’t an off note but it’s just a bit too closed off and I couldn’t get it to open up a lot.
71/100
Thanks for reading!
Scotch Review #754
Whisky Network Review #896
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Best Score: 94
Worst Score: 12
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50-59 Bad
60-64 Just About OK
65-69 Ok to Good
70-74 Good
75-79 Very Good
80-84 Excellent
85-89 Superb
90+ Magnificent
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