Glencadam 13 Year Old 2012 Single PX Spinola Cask #384447 Whisky Situation Aberdeen Bar Launch Exclusive Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl

1 of 285 bottles produced from a single Pedro Ximenez Spinola Cask

Our very first exclusive to commemorate the opening of Whisky Situation Aberdeen, Aberdeen's largest whisky bar and cigar lounge.

We chose this cask for it's chocolatey woody taste & the preference profile of many of our locals who we listened to. This is the first of many but this bottle is for us to say the least, historic and of great significance.

The label reflects our brand colours and has no colouring. No filtration. Just good ridiculously drinkable whisky from a brand that has worked hard without mass marketing to make the best whisky they can.

TASTING NOTES written by Iain Forteath

Nose: Inviting aromas of dried figs, black cherries and alluring spices married with toffee & stewed fruits

Palate: Sweet layers of chocolate fudge cake, maple syrup and candied pecans overlaying toasted oak, cinnamon and tobacco spices.

Finish: Cosy impressions of coffee cake, Mejool dates and grilled pineapple fading into a sweet star anise and sugared almond linger

About Glencadam

Glencadam’s new make character of flowers and pear drops is a direct result of a distillation regime that maximises reflux – the lyne arms on the stills are angled upwards. Its mature character, especially when matured in refill American oak, has a soft buttery quality that adds a silkiness to the palate.

Glencadam, which is situated in the Burgh of Brechin, was built in the era of optimism that followed the passing of the 1823 Excise Act. After passing through a number of owners, it became part of the estate of Glasgow blender Gilmour Thompson & Co which bought the distillery in 1891.

The blending house ceased trading in 1954 when Glencadam was sold to Canadian distiller Hiram Walker, which was then starting its first acquisitive sweep through Scotland. Through a process of amalgamation it became part of Allied Distillers and was seen as being the ‘home’ of the Dundee blend Stewart’s Cream of the Barley.

Allied mothballed the plant in 2000 but it was purchased three years later by London-based Angus Dundee [see Tomintoul]. Angus Dundee’s blending lab is now located at the distillery.

A quiet player for most of its existence, Glencadam is slowly emerging as a single malt in its own right. Its recent proprietary bottlings have not been chill-filtered or caramel tinted.

58% ABV

70cl