Reviews

Playful, teasing smoke offers an unlikely sharpness to the already busy barley. For its big age, this malt is alive and kicking; brilliant!
Playful, teasing smoke offers an unlikely sharpness to the already busy barley. For its big age, this malt is alive and kicking; brilliant!

REGION: Campbeltown

Though Campbeltown is a small, and relatively remote, settlement at the end of the long Kintyre peninsula, it was once home to over 30 distilleries – a whisky-producing powerhouse. Though a fall in demand during the 1850s - prompted by a number of factors, including improved transport links which allowed the northern distilleries to gain the upper hand – the produce of Campbeltown was still highly prized into the 20th century. Today, only three whisky distilleries remain, but they more than make up for this by producing a range of distinct malts, some adopting the smoky, oily character for which the region is beloved.

Distillery: Glen Scotia

Though Campbeltown is a small, and relatively remote, settlement at the end of the long Kintyre peninsula, it was once home to over 30 distilleries – a whisky-producing powerhouse. Though a fall in demand during the 1850s - prompted by a number of factors, including improved transport links which allowed the northern distilleries to gain the upper hand – the produce of Campbeltown was still highly prized into the 20th century. Today, only three whisky distilleries remain, but they more than make up for this by producing a range of distinct malts, some adopting the smoky, oily character for which the region is beloved.