Scapa Skiren, The Orcadian
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Nosing
Sweet:
Honey:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Heather:
Banana:
Caramel:
Floral:
Pineapple:
Zitrus:
Cake:
Green Apple:
Lemon:
Nuts:
Oil:
Orange:
Spices:
Apple:
Berries:
Cinnamon:
Coconut:
Dark Chocolate:
Medicinal Smoke:
Mint:
Oak:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Tropical Fruit:
Herb:
Tasting
Fruit:
Spices:
Apple:
Oak:
Sweet:
Ginger:
Nuts:
Oil:
Cinnamon:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
Caramel:
Green Apple:
Heather:
Honey:
Malt:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Banana:
Barley:
Chili:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Floral:
Medicinal Smoke:
Orange:
Pear:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Finish
Oak:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
Oil:
Nuts:
Spices:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Orange:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Almonds:
Apple:
Cake:
Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Ginger:
Grapefruit:
Grass:
Green Apple:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.6
Rate
25
10
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
01. Feb 2016
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Medium with light bitterness
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
Medium with light bitterness
Comment:
01. Feb 2016
Nosing:
Balanced with clementines and some heather honey.
Taste:
Spicy ginger and baked apples.
Finish:
Full, slightly dry and maritime.
Comment:
Balanced with clementines and some heather honey.
Taste:
Spicy ginger and baked apples.
Finish:
Full, slightly dry and maritime.
Comment:
27. Nov 2018
Orkney's second distillery is often overlooked for a reason: its small range of NAS expressions is poorly presented and shockingly expensive! Matured in first fill American oak, the nose of Scapa Skiren is gentle, creamy and citrusy with notes of pine needles, barley sugar and heather honey. Did you ever taste the Christmas tree? Resin and wood bitter flavors attack the palate with a dry kick, disrupted by hints of sweetness and Ricola cough drops. More bitterness, lemongrass and Earl Grey tea dominate the rather short finish. Back to Highland Park...
RATING: 3.0/5.0 ≙ 79 pts
RATING: 3.0/5.0 ≙ 79 pts
20. May 2017
Nosing: 
citrus
Taste:
zesty citric fruit shells
Finish: Medium, slightly bitter
Comment: What a great whisky. Very complex, even though it is a NAS whisky. The aromas somewhat resemble a bourbon, which, I think, does make sense since this whisky was matured in the first-fill American oak casks. The nose is sweet and creamy with honey dominating, and the honey aroma reminds me the fresh honey just extracted from cells of a beehive. The palate is oaky and spicy at the beginning, but then it becomes fruity and sweet with notes of a baked red apple, cinnamon, honey and zesty citric fruit. The finish is oaky and nutty with a light grapefruit-like bitterness.
The fruity notes resemble not the ripe fruit, but rather a fruit pie or a cake. The official tasting notes say that there is a ginger on a palate, but I personally think that it is rather a zesty citric note. Anyway, I have enjoyed this whisky a lot, and I think it is very worth trying. Looking forward to trying the Scapa 16 years old))
citrusTaste:
zesty citric fruit shellsFinish: Medium, slightly bitter
Comment: What a great whisky. Very complex, even though it is a NAS whisky. The aromas somewhat resemble a bourbon, which, I think, does make sense since this whisky was matured in the first-fill American oak casks. The nose is sweet and creamy with honey dominating, and the honey aroma reminds me the fresh honey just extracted from cells of a beehive. The palate is oaky and spicy at the beginning, but then it becomes fruity and sweet with notes of a baked red apple, cinnamon, honey and zesty citric fruit. The finish is oaky and nutty with a light grapefruit-like bitterness.
The fruity notes resemble not the ripe fruit, but rather a fruit pie or a cake. The official tasting notes say that there is a ginger on a palate, but I personally think that it is rather a zesty citric note. Anyway, I have enjoyed this whisky a lot, and I think it is very worth trying. Looking forward to trying the Scapa 16 years old))
05. Jun 2017
Nosing: 
Taste:
Finish: Medium; mostly smooth with a little bite
Comment: To me, not terribly complex or peaty, but it is quite pleasant and accessible. Peppery and light.
Taste:
Finish: Medium; mostly smooth with a little bite
Comment: To me, not terribly complex or peaty, but it is quite pleasant and accessible. Peppery and light.
29. Jun 2016
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish: dark coffee
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
dark coffeeComment:
23. May 2016
Comment: plain whisky. Don't tell me anything
12. Jul 2016
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: Every time I taste it, I like it more
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: Every time I taste it, I like it more
28. Dec 2016
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish: Little bitter
Comment: I must in my shelf
Taste:
Finish: Little bitter
Comment: I must in my shelf
26. Jun 2017
