Scapa
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| country | Scotland |
| region | Iceland |
| Geographical location | 58 ° 57 '55.9 " N , 2 ° 59' 10.8" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | active |
| owner | Pernod Ricard |
| Founded | 01/31/1885 |
| founder | John T. Townsend, MacFarlane |
| Water source | Lingro Burn |
| Washstill (s) | 1 × 13,500 l |
| Spiritstill (s) | 1 × 12,563 l |
| Production volume | 1,000,000 l |
| Website | www.scapamalt.com |
Scapa is a whiskey distillery in St. Ola on Scapa Flow on the Mainland island of Orkney , Scotland , UK .
history
The distillery was built in 1885 by John T. Townsend and MacFarlane on the site of a former mill and started operations in October of the same year. In 1919 it was taken over by Scapa Distillery Company Limited . It was not produced between 1934 and 1936, after which it went to Bloch Brothers Limited , which they sold to Hiram Walker & Sons in 1954 , who completely renovated the distillery and had new stills installed. A Lomond Wash Still has been used since 1959 . Initially it was the small prototype, built in 1956, which was first used at Inverleven for the production of Lomond and then for a short time at Glenburgie for the production of Glencraig . In 1971 it was replaced by a version twice as large. Today Scapa is the only single malt whiskey distillery that still uses a Lomond still , but the adjustable discs have been removed. As a result, it is no longer possible to control the return very precisely, but you save yourself the time-consuming cleaning of the windows. In 1994 the distillery was shut down; From 1997 to November 2004 it was put into operation from time to time by the workers from Highland Park , who were allowed to use the warehouses in return. The distillery has been in full operation again since the end of 2004.
production
The water of the distillery, which belongs to the Highlands / Islands region, comes from the Lingro Burn and - in contrast to the malt used - is very peaty . The distiller has a mash tun ( mash do ) (3.76 t) and six fermenters ( wash backs ) (together 352,000 l). Distillation takes place in a converted Lomond wash still (13,500 l) and a spirit still (12,563 l). Only old bourbon barrels are used for storage.
whiskey
For a long time only the 14-year-old Scapa could be found in stores. The taste is slightly sweet with an intense bourbon aroma, in the finish it is dry with typical island whiskey aromas, but only a very subtle peat note. In the summer of 2009, a 16-year-old whiskey came onto the market, which has permanently replaced the 14-year-old Scapa. This was also discontinued at the end of 2015 and replaced by the current no-age-statement whiskey called "The Orcadian". In addition to the main name "The Orcadian", other subtitling terms such as "Skiren" or "Glansa" are used to further differentiate the (few) different whiskeys from the Scapa distillery. Scapa whiskeys are colored darker with food coloring ( E 150a ), but their bitter taste hardly affects the quality of the whiskey.
address
- St. Ola, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1SE
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article on whiskynews.de
- ↑ Explanation "NAS-Whiskey" on maltwhisky.de
