Scapa The Orcadian Scotch Whiskey Glansa 750ml

Old Norse for “shining storm-laden skies,” Glansa is the first peated single malt expression from this Orkney island-based distillery. Bottled at 40% ABV, it carries no age statement and was double matured in first-fill American oak casks and ex-peated whisky casks. Scapa The Orcadian Scotch Glansa will be part of the distillery’s core range and be made available at duty free stores beginning in September 2016.

Billed as being the “first peated single malt from The Orcadian Distillery”, this peated Scapa expression was released in October 2016. Scapa Glansa is finished in casks that have previously held heavily peated malt whisky. The casks are emptied and almost immediately filled with Scapa single malt.

This lightly smoky whisky from Scapa was aged initially in American oak before being finished in ex-peated-whisky casks. The result is fruity and creamy whisky with notes of peach, vanilla, caramel and soft smoke.

American oak cask matured Scapa single malt Scotch whisky finished in casks that previously held smoky, peated whisky! Scapa describe Glansa as a gentle introduction to the world of peated whisky.

Scapa The Orcadian Scotch is the first peated Scotch whisky release from the Orkney-based Scapa distillery, the Scapa Glansa single malt.

The smoky expression from the Chivas Brothers-owned distillery was initially aged in first-fill American oak casks before finishing in casks that previously held peated whisky.

Nose:

Fruity sweet notes of soft peach, pineapple, vanilla intermingled with subtle bonfire smoke.

Palate:

Peach and ripe flavours and creamy caramel toffee and vanilla balanced perfectly with soft smoke.

Finish:

Very long with a markedly smoky finish.