GlenScotia 18 Year Old

Did not meet expectations

Posted by J.R. on 26th Feb 2020

This is the second 18 year Glen Scotia in my possession. The first was a special single cask, cask strength bottling by the Whisky Store UK. I picked it up in Edinburgh. It was outstanding. The expectations for this bottle were lower but the reality was worse. First, the whisky in this bottle is much darker so a significant amount of coloring agent was present. The taste was flat and lacked complexity experienced in the special bottling. It is hard to believe that both these whiskys are 18 years old from the same source. I will get another Glen Scotia but only the special bottlings. This one is a mistake.