Glen Scotia SMWS 93.50 20yo “Hot embers at the gate of hell”

Nose: The nose is really spicy, with chilly and hot chilly that is… Sweet and burnt wood. Cinnamon. Anise. Wood smoke. Pepper. Candied ginger. Vanilla. A funky nose!! Yes, this is one of the funkiest whiskies I’ve had in a while. It’s not bad, just a lot going on. I guess the gates of hell are like that…

Palate: Peppery mother of god! Spicy entry. Mega pepper. Lots of wood smoke. Coal embers. Salt. Vanilla custard. Raisins.

Finish: Spicy with pepper and wood smoke.Medium.

This one is funky all over, nose is complex, but non-standard, the palate is nice but very spicy, and is less complex than the nose. A very weird profile, but not a bad one at all. This is like a weird experiment that came out nicely, and the whole is better than the sum of its parts. Can i recommend this wholeheartedly? I do not think so, It’s not one of the better SMWS I’ve tried, but it’s indeed something i would suggest you try if you can get a sample. A whole bottle of this? Probably not, for me at least. I’ll give it a few more points for originality, though.

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