Scapa 13 Year 2005 Gordon & Macphail Single Malt Scotch

The whisky that comes from Scapa is quite unique versus most island malts. While there is peat in its water sources, the Lingro Burn and Orquil Springs, it is transported to the distillery in pipes to minimize its contact with the peat fields. Similarly the barley was not peated (though there are some new peated bottlings starting to come out ). Scapa was at one point in time known for its very long fermentation times at 120 hours, though since the reopening that has been moderated to a still long 70ish hours. The setup at the distillery is quite simple as there are only two stills in operation. Scapa is the last distillery in Scotland to use a Lomond still for its wash still and it now has a standard straight neck pot still in use for its distillations. With a total outlay of 1 million liters per year, the distillery is on the small side by modern standards. Ageing typically happens on site in used American Oak barrels, and that is the case for your particular bottle.  

This is bright and lifted with golden raisins, apricot, ripe pear, salty edge and faint earth. The palate is quite delicate and pretty with tree fruits towards white peach and pear, an almond / nutty note with some black pepper and earth to finish.