Scapa – 2003 16 Year Old Distillery Reserve Collection 50cl (50cl, 54.9%)

Scapa – 2003 16 Year Old Distillery Reserve Collection 50cl is a whisky from Scapa (Islands). Aged 16 years, bottled at 54.9% ABV, 50cl. Scapa was founded in 1885 and used to be known as the only truly ‘unpeated’ Island malt. It was damaged by fire in 1919, but rebuilt. In 1959 a Lomond still was installed which ran as intended until 1979. Production ceased in 1994 with occasional runs being done by the crew from nearby Highland Park. In 2004, however it was released as single malt and a major refurbishment of the distillery began. The majority of the distillery’s production goes into blends including Ballantine’s. Often described as the ‘other Orkney whisky’, Scapa is one of the two last distilleries using a Lomond still. Scappa’s still has had the rectifier plates removed to produce a classic pot still style of spirit. A purifier pipe increases reflux even further, and adds its usual oiliness. Chivas Brothers have created a Distillery Reserve series and a special Cask Strength range uniquely available at distillery visitor centres. The expressions are bottled at cask strength to offer the enthusiast something different from the core range bottlings usually offered by Chivas Brothers: a special reward for fans prepared to make the pilgrimage.