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| Hello, that is considered one of our (virtually) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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February 9, 2022
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Little Duos, at this time Scapa OB vs. semi-OB
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| Scapa is Pernod-Ricard’s Orkney malt. I discover that the title was a tad extra outstanding ten or twenty years in the past, however which will simply be a fallacious impression. |
Do you know that Sapa was additionally a vogue model? Certainly, identical to Brora (cashmeres).
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Scapa ‘Glansa’ (40%, OB, +/-2021) 
With an NAS at 40% vol., we do not communicate a lot. Plainly that is completed in ex-peaty-malt casks, which is simply in-cask mixing in our guide. They need to name these (many try this lately) blended malts, no? Color: gold. Nostril: there, naturally, this moderately works, with a sense of Ardmore and a few moderately beautiful whiffs of meadow flowers and lighter compost. I am even discovering notes of fino sherry (that mineral smoke) and fermented plums. Oh and bandages and ointments within the background. Mouth: a blended malt, moderately on smoked espresso, with some cigar ashes and, as soon as once more, a moderately smoky type of sherry. We’re extraordinarily removed from Scapa’s mild honeyed floralness, however certainly it is a effective drop. Good blended malt. End: I am additionally discovering just a little mustard on this effective blended malt. Extra fino, that is nice. Feedback: congrats to the blenders, very effective piece of labor. At 46% vol., this well-crafted in-cask blended malt can be a killer. After which, once more, who am I.
SGP:364 – 84 factors. |
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And now, precisely the alternative…
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Scapa 24 yo 1993/2018 (61.2%, La Distillerie Générale, 1st fill sherry butt, cask #963, 1164 bottles) 
These are wee 37.5cl bottles. La Distillerie Générale is Pernod, in addition they do cognacs inside this vary, for instance, however at all times solely their very own makes. Not in contrast to what, for instance, UD did with the Uncommon Malts. Yeah, proper, there was no cognacs withing the Uncommon Malts vary, however you get the image, please cease quibbling ;-). Color: amber. Nostril: maintain on, that is good. Millionaire shortbread, Mars bars, plain caramel and Golden Grahams. Very good, even at 61% vol. With water: sultanas, dried jujubes, rambutans, figs, then concrete, fumes, engine oil, extra Mars bars, chocolate, hoisin sauce… That is magnificent certainly. Mouth (neat): dazzling petroly sherry, with gorgeous miso and hen inventory. However then once more, 61% vol…. With water: good walnut wine, soups, shares, ashes, paraffin and polishes, bouillons, some tar… End: lengthy, with the identical descriptors plus one thing each extra medicinal and extra on rancio. Feedback: good, however cautious together with your pipette and your H2O (and neglect about spoons), it might drop out moderately abruptly and turn out to be too dry and tea-ish. In any other case, it is an actual wonderful old-school sherry monster and positively my favorite Scapa from the previous couple of years.
SGP:561 – 92 factors. |
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 Test the index of all Scapa we have tasted to date
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