SCAPA - 16 years old - 48%
Scapa Distillery is located in Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, Scotland . It was founded in 1885 by Macfarlane & Townsend and is one of the most northerly distilleries in Scotland. In 1919, a fire threatened the establishment, extinguished thanks to the intervention of local sailors in a human chain. In 1954, it was acquired by Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd (now part of Pernod Ricard) and rebuilt. The distillery was mothballed in 1994, partially reactivated in 1997 and then relaunched in 2005 after a significant investment. The site is tiny and artisanal: only three employees , alternating shifts for manual production 24 hours a day. It notably uses a very rare Lomond still , witness to a technical tradition now lost elsewhere. Production is deliberately limited: barely one million litres per year , entirely unpeated.
The first age-declared editions form Scapa's new signature range. The 16-year -old is aged in bourbon barrels.
Unpeated
"Scapa 16 Years opens with a marine and fruity breath: roasted pineapple, ripe mango and a touch of aged leather. On the palate, we discover a silky texture with accents of apple compote, bourbon vanilla and blond caramel."