Today’s review centres on a whisky that breaks this blog’s usual mould: the brand new Glen Scotia 12-Year-Old Tropical Fruit and Coastal Spray. Imagine that: it is recent, available and inexpensive. Added to the Campbeltown distillery’s core range in 2025, it boasts a clear age statement, a good 46% ABV, and commits to purity with no chill filtration or artificial colouring – all at a very accessible price point. Those features alone make it a compelling choice for whisky drinkers. But the inclusion of ’tropical fruit’ in the name caught my attention immediately, prompting a swift order and eager tasting well before writing this review. The combination of quality, transparency, and vibrant flavour promise makes this whisky well worth exploring, so let’s see it keeps its promises.
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