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Glen Scotia 7 Year Old, Ruby Port Finish, 53.9%

You know springtime is approaching when the Campbeltown Malts Festival bottle lands in retailers. a seven year old Glen Scotia, firstly matured in ex-bourbon and then finished for six months in first fill ex-Ruby Port casks.

The nose on this thing is absolutely stunning – it instantly transports itself into the top three Glen Scotia Festival bottles for me. So much creamy vanilla fudge, sweet, juicy red fruits and that potent, lurking smoke moving around in the back. Taste wise it takes on a less sweet, more bitter, herbaceous taste profile that sits in the field of agave, grapefruit and lime juice. The finish is long lasting, sweet and smoky with ashy Campbeltown peat and lingering juicy Port fruits with more of this Mezcal, bittersweet citrus of lime and grapefruit.

It’s really difficult to find flaws in these bottles. Even if they’re experimental and a little off the beaten path, it’s something that Glen Scotia just knock out of the park in all of the best ways possible.

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