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Glen Scotia
has unveiled their Campbeltown Malts
Festival 2022 bottling, a heavily peated
Glen Scotia 8 Year Old, matured in
American first-fill bourbon barrels and
finished in Pedro Ximénès hogsheads
before being bottled at cask strength.
Glen Scotia today unveiled an 8 year
old peated expression which has been
finished in Pedro Ximénès sherry
hogshead casks as its special
Campbeltown Festival 2022 bottling, the
new limited edition bottling celebrates
the return of the Campbeltown Malts
Festival which takes place this year
between 24-26th May.
The Glen Scotia Festival Release 2022 8
Year Old Peated PX Cask Finish, which
they describe as exquisite, is quite a
young expression at 8 year old, a
heavily peated whisky which has been
matured in first-fill bourbon barrels
before a twelve-month finish in Pedro
Ximénès hogsheads, a fortified dessert
wine from southern Spain, giving it a
perfect balance of gentle smoke, treacle
and spice interwoven with Glen Scotia’s
signature maritime notes.
Glen Scotia tells me that the classic
coastal influencer so well known in Glen
Scotia drams comes through on the nose
alongside notes of soft peat smoke,
vanilla then fresh apples and pears. In
the mouth, the liquid is smooth and
silky with hints of runny treacle, spicy
white pepper, sweet fruits and salted
toffee – a wonderful balance of spice
and the sherry cask influence. The
finish picks up the mellow sea influence
and light, floral honey.
Non-chill filtered, the heavily-peated
and rich, amber-coloured liquid has been
bottled at cask strength, 56.5% ABV.
This limited edition will be available
worldwide through specialist retailers,
and to buy from the Glen Scotia UK
online store from late April, priced at
£55.
The Campbeltown Malts Festival is a
pinnacle moment in the town’s calendar
each year. It celebrates the exceptional
whisky-production capabilities of the
fifth whisky region and provides a
platform for the three remaining
distilleries in the town to showcase
their artistry in dram-making to
visitors from around the world.
Held online last year due to the
restrictions of Covid-19, hundreds of
whisky fans are expected to make the
trip to Scotland’s west coast for a
series of exclusive tours, tastings and
celebrations including talks and
experiments with whisky writers, Charles
Maclean and Becky Paskin. Once known as
the 'Victorian whisky capital of the
world', Campbeltown’s whisky has been
revived in recent years thanks to the
efforts and superb quality of the spirit
being produced by the last few
distilleries.
Last year, Glen Scotia’s 25 Year Old was
awarded ‘Best in Class’ at the San
Francisco World Spirits Competition out
of more than 3,800 entries, and in
December it was crowned Distillery of
the Year at the Scottish Whisky Awards.
Iain McAlister, Distillery Manager and
Master Distiller at Glen Scotia, said:
"Our Festival Release 2022 is very
special as it heralds the return of the
much-loved Malts Festival and the
opportunity for us to showcase our work
in person once more to whisky fans from
around the world.
"The limited-edition release is an
intriguing mix of characteristics,
picking up our signature maritime style
and the rich sticky sweetness from the
Pedro Ximénès hogsheads. It is a liquid
that has been crafted by our talented
team and is a fantastic dram to enjoy
while soaking up Campbeltown and all it
has to offer."
The Glen Scotia Festival Release 2022 8
Year Old Peated PX Cask Finish will be
available from specialist online whisky retailers such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of Malt
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