Glen Scotia

Icons of Campbeltown Series #1 Mermaid

54.1% ABV • Whisky • 700ml • 5 In Stock

Single Malt Whisky from Campbeltown in Scotland

$243.39 + tax and deposit

$231.22 for Whisky Folk Members

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PRODUCER
Glen Scotia

BOTTLER
Official Distillery Release by Loch Lomond Group

AGE
12 Years Aged

CASK TYPE
Palo Cortado

RELEASE
Strath Exclusive In BC Cask Strength Limited Edition Release

CHILL-FILTRATION
No

ADDED COLOUR
No

PEAT SMOKED
No

From The Official Website

Introducing the new Icons of Campbeltown series: a celebration of the Campbeltown community that ensured Glen Scotia prevailed through history. Taking our inspiration from the Campbeltown Market Cross â a historic community meeting point for celebration and storytelling, with a series of saints and beasts carved into its stone face â each release recalls a tale of local community spirit. Glen Scotia has partnered with celebrated artist, Joel Holtzman (Lucasfilm, Marvel, Disney, Macmillan) to bring each of the icons to life.

In Release 1, over a subtly maritime dram, we recall the community sighting of a mermaid on our local shores. To pay homage to this special event, we have selected an equally special Palo Cortado sherry cask finishing to compliment this unpeated coastal and saline cask strength spirit.

From The Official Website

Introducing the new Icons of Campbeltown series: a celebration of the Campbeltown community that ensured Glen Scotia prevailed through history. Taking our inspiration from the Campbeltown Market Cross â a historic community meeting point for celebration and storytelling, with a series of saints and beasts carved into its stone face â each release recalls a tale of local community spirit. Glen Scotia has partnered with celebrated artist, Joel Holtzman (Lucasfilm, Marvel, Disney, Macmillan) to bring each of the icons to life.

In Release 1, over a subtly maritime dram, we recall the community sighting of a mermaid on our local shores. To pay homage to this special event, we have selected an equally special Palo Cortado sherry cask finishing to compliment this unpeated coastal and saline cask strength spirit.

Discover Glen Scotia

Glen Scotia

Tucked away in the salt-scrubbed town of Campbeltown, once the pulsing heart of Scotland’s whisky trade, Glen Scotia is one of the few noble survivors of a bygone age. The town itself, which once boasted over thirty distilleries, now holds a mere trio. Among them, Glen Scotia endures with a kind of stoic modesty, quietly producing a whisky shaped as much by sea air and solitude as by barley and wood.

Founded in 1832, the distillery has weathered closures, recessions, and long spells of near-abandonment. Ownership changed hands frequently over the past century, and more than once the stills lay dormant while the buildings awaited their next chapter. Yet through all this, Glen Scotia managed to persist, often thanks to the resolve of just a handful of staff. In recent years, it has experienced a quiet revival, its whiskies earning renewed attention for their depth and individuality.

The production process favours tradition. Copper pot stills with steeply descending lyne arms produce a weighty, slightly oily new make. Fermentations are long, and cask types vary, with bourbon, sherry, and refill American oak all playing their part. Maturation often takes place in low, earth-floored dunnage warehouses where the coastal air leaves its mark. The resulting spirit captures something distinctly Campbeltown: briny and firm, with flavours of dark fruit, mineral smoke, and old leather softened by a touch of citrus and sea salt. Glen Scotia does not shout. It simply speaks with the quiet confidence of a whisky that has earned its place.

Whisky Folk Review

Our club members sampled this in November 2024 at Indy Showcase

The below is the average score out of 5 from our members, and the flavour profile which was voted to be the most prominent.

4.3

Fruity & Spicy

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