Glen Scotia Double Cask Rum Cask Finish

Score: 65

Glen Scotia Double Cask Rum Finish is a vibrant twist on the distillery’s classic coastal style, matured initially in first-fill bourbon barrels before spending eight months in Guyanese Demerara rum casks. Bottled at 46% ABV and non-chill filtered, it opens with aromas of baked banana, soft smoke, and a sweet rum lilt, alongside hints of honey and apricot jam. The palate is oily and layered, offering tropical fruit, dark caramel, ginger, and a touch of mint, with subtle peat and minerality weaving through. The finish is medium-length, warming, and spiced, with lingering notes of fermented banana, oak, and a coastal salinity. It’s a bold yet balanced dram, an exotic detour that still carries Glen Scotia’s Campbeltown DNA. CLUB TASTING NOTES "Feels like a young dram. Sharp on the nose but that’s the only decent thing about this drop. It’s bland on the pallet, and disappears faster than your pay check on payday." "Nose is great. The rest light, smooth, maple.." "Slightly leathery spice on the nose, lively acidity through the taste and finish but overpowering, slight subtle oak." "A good nose that falls flat on delivery." "Not memorable except for sniff of porky nanna and then meh! Come on!! A downer." "Thankfully the rum isn't overwhelming, still taste like a Glen Scotia." "🍌 is the f*cking word. F*cking so much promise, but you try to ride it and slip the fuck over." "Refreshingly light." "Has the tasting started??? Weirdly subtle for 'scotia but not bad scotch. Orchid notes - apple in particular - are there, and the signature eventually comes through, but a bit disappointing."