Glen Scotia 14 Year Old - Icons of Campbeltown Release No.2

Campbeltown was once “the whisky capital of the world”, but today there are only three distilleries. It’s the smallest whisky region in that regard (even with another three distilleries on the way), but always great to feature. This new limited release is unusual for a couple of reasons. Glen Scotia’s usually unpeated (they produce some peated spirit for a few weeks each year, much of which is lightly peated [17PPM], with some heavily peated [55PPM]), and is also rarely seen in wine casks. This is described as ‘medium’-peated, and has spent six months in Barolo red wine casks!

The inspiration for a whisky with “swirling smoke and rich red colour” is said to come from the Campbeltown Market Cross’ depiction of St. Michael slaying a dragon, but also the times when the community came together to fight historic blazes (not least at Dalintober Distillery in 1899).