Dun Bheagan Scapa 13 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 32 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Faint whiff of peat. Palate Starts fresh and soft as spring water. Then develops delicate flavours, but plenty of them: flowery; a hint of cereal-grain sweetness, the faintest hint of peat. Finish Refreshing. Very late saltiness. Comment A very light, clean expression. Scapa deserves to be in regular production.

Dave Broom Nose Light and earthy: some banana, but pretty lean and woody. Palate Very sweet with light tropical fruit (lemon and orange Opal fruits), Spiky alcohol. Wood is quite firm. Finish Heathery. Comment Lacks the energy and the lusciousness you expect from Scapa.