Escape, one of the most northerly distilleries in Scotland, announces a repositioning and the launch of its new range composed of three 10-year-old single malts, 16 years old and 21 years old.
Escape, whose name means “boat” in old Nordic dialect, was founded in 1885 by MacFarnale and Townsend. Since, the distillery perpetuates the tradition of manufacturing methods that have remained unchanged. It is one of the last distilleries to operate manually 24 hours a day. The fermentation time is one of the longest in Scottish whiskey. : 160 hours, almost seven days. This slow fermentation followed by distillation in the Lomond wash still, a type of still, installed in 1859, gives Scapa whiskeys very particular aromatic notes for an island malt. The new Scapa range consists of three expressions : 10 ans, 16 years old and 21 years old. Each whiskey is aged exclusively in American oak barrels revealing a rich and complex aromatic profile with tropical and spicy notes., signature of the distillery.
DROP 10 YEARS
This whiskey embodies a sophistication marked by
subtle notes of fresh tropical fruit, reflecting
the character of Scapa single malts. Aged in old American oak barrels stored in Orkney, this whiskey captures the essence of the archipelago in each of its drops.
GET 16 YEARS OLD
Escape 16 years
is at the heart
from the Scapa single malts collection.
Its notes of warm spices combine with fruity aromas. Elaborated
in the distillery overlooking the historic Scapa Flow, it is the result of a marriage between Orkney spirits
and American oak barrels.
DROP 21 YEARS
This single malt has aged for
21 years in American oak barrels
first filling.
This is a single batch whose long maturation brings depth to the tropical fruits.. A fair balance between the aromatic signature of Scapa and the influence of American oak, which brings a tropical flavor, fruity and complex at the same time. Each single batch, produced once a year, is non-chill filtered and bottled at cask strength.
