Scapa Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Single Cask #2831 Whisky 28 Year Old · 1977 Vintage

Colour

Deep, sunlit amber with coppery edges and a burnished mahogany glow.

Nose

Aromas of honeyed citrus, vanilla and toasted oak mingle with a maritime breeze—briny and mineral, like Orkney sea air. Dried fruit, almond and a whisper of spice deepen into a warm, sherry-soft undercurrent from the single cask.

Palate

Full-bodied and opulent, this Sherry-cask Scapa delivers waves of dark fruit—fig, raisin and orange peel—woven with silky toffee and cocoa. Rich honeyed sweetness balances bold spice, with cinnamon and nutmeg lifting through the palate. Velvet oak provides a refined tannic backbone, while a maritime whisper threads through the mid-palate, concluding in a long, warming finish and lingering, refined sweetness.

Finish

Long, honeyed warmth with coastal brine carries dried orchard fruits, toffee and vanilla into a refined, lingering finish. Nutmeg and oak spice surface in a velvet, peppery fade, slowly receding to a whisper of sea air.