Glen Scotia 10 Year Old Unpeated Single Malt Whisky (700 ml)

Glen Scotia traces its continuous operation on Campbeltown's High Street to 1832, surviving the catastrophic collapse of the town's whisky industry that shuttered over two dozen distilleries — making its survival a deliberate act of stubbornness as much as commerce. Campbeltown sits on the Kintyre peninsula, a narrow finger of land flanked by the Atlantic and the Firth of Clyde, where salt-laden sea winds penetrate warehouse walls and imprint a coastal salinity onto maturing spirit that no inland distillery can replicate. The 10 Year Old is expressly unpeated, separating it from Glen Scotia's peated expressions and allowing the distillery character — a waxy, slightly oily new-make from traditional copper pot stills — to speak without smoke interference. Maturation draws on a combination of ex-bourbon barrels and ex-sherry casks, the former contributing vanilla and coconut, the latter layering dried fruit and spice across the decade-long rest. What sets this expression apart within Campbeltown's tiny three-distillery appellation is its accessibility: a clean, maritime-forward profile at a modest age statement that demonstrates the region's saline signature without demanding the patience of older releases. Drink now through 2030.