The Maclean Foundation Releases Glen Scotia 2016 8 Year Old Single Cask
The Maclean Foundation (TMF) – a family charity established by whisky industry veteran Charles Maclean and his three sons Lachlan, Ewan, and Jamie – has released a Glen Scotia limited edition single cask that will provide clean water for people in Madagascar.
The single cask, donated by Glen Scotia distillery, was distilled in 2016 and aged for eight years in a first-fill bourbon cask before being bottled at 59.1% ABV, yielding 210 bottles.
The bottle, designed by Scottish creative agency Contagious, features a narration by Charles, who helped select the cask. He tells the story of the liquid through the window of Alice in Wonderland, as he believes it shares the same call to ‘Drink Me’ that enticed Alice in the classic Lewis Carroll novel.
Charles’ notes for the Glen Scotia 2016 Single Cask follow:
A lovely golden colour, completely clean and remarkably mature for its age. There are fruity top notes, possibly white grape and melon. It is complex. I’m getting a slightly mineralic note too; it somewhat reminds me of aromatherapy oil. It starts sweet, then becomes distinctly salty with some white pepper and peppery-spice in the mid-palate. It’s very pleasant and very easy to drink. I’m also detecting a vanilla and toffee note, which you would expect from American oak.
The Maclean Foundation Glen Scotia 2016 Single Cask is now available exclusively at Royal Mile Whiskies for £115.00. All profits will go to clean water projects in Madagascar, with every bottle sold providing at least one person with clean water for life.
Source: The Maclean Foundation.