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Glen Scotia
distillery in Campbeltown has unveiled
its Campbeltown Malts Festival limited
edition bottling for 2025, a heavily
peated 9 Year Old cask strength single
malt which was initially matured in
first-fill bourbon barrels before
spending five months in the Ribera del
Duero red wine casks sourced from
Spain’s prestigious winemaking region.
Glen Scotia distillery in Campbeltown
has unveiled its 2025 Festival Edition
in celebration of the Campbeltown Malts
Festival—an annual event that draws
whisky enthusiasts from around the world
to explore the region’s rich whisky
heritage.
This year’s release is a bold and
unconventional dram, in keeping with
Glen Scotia’s tradition of crafting
festival bottlings that surprise and
delight with their intriguing flavours.
The 2025 edition is a heavily peated
Glen Scotia 9 Year Old single malt—a
rare offering from Glen Scotia, which
dedicates just four weeks each year to
peated spirit production.
This years festival bottling was matured
exclusively in first-fill bourbon
barrels before spending five months in
the Ribera del Duero red wine casks
sourced from Spain’s prestigious
winemaking region, they tell me that
this whisky delivers vibrant layers of
flavour. They say to expect ripe red
fruits, juicy blackberry, and a subtle
hint of liquorice, all complemented by
Glen Scotia’s signature maritime
character. Creamy vanilla notes emerge,
wrapped in rich, lingering peat smoke.
Adding to the excitement, the
Campbeltown Malts Festival 2025 edition
features an interactive on-pack
experience. By scanning the QR code,
whisky fans can embark on a virtual
journey to Campbeltown, following three
of Scotland’s top travel
influencers—Chris Lawlor (@chrispaullawlor),
Scottish Travel Influencer of the Year
2024, Graeme Johncock (@scotlands_stories),
and Barbara Gajewska (@discovermyscotland)—as
they traverse the stunning Kintyre
peninsula by foot, sea, and road.
Glen Scotia’s Campbeltown Malts Festival
2025 release is non-chill filtered,
bottled at a cask strength of 54.3% ABV
and has a RRP of £68 a bottle and it
will be available from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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