Scapa is often overshadowed by its Northern neighbor Highland Park which is also located on Orkney. The distillery was built in 1885, but was mothballed in 1994. Scapa operated on a limited basis beginning in 1997 with staff from nearby Highland Park until it started full operations again in 2005. Scapa tends to be more salty and less smoky than Highland Park since is uses unpeated barley but does draw enough peat from its water supply to slightly influence the whisky. Scapa’s new 14 year old expression is excellent and tends to grows on you with each sip. The dram is a great undiscovered whisky that has the potential to become very popular with its great briny sea air quality. The distillery is an impressive site from the Sea; it stands on a cliff with the back of its warehouses boldly displaying the distillery name. Pick up a bottle of the 14 year old and let us know what you think.

Meaning of name: Taken from the Scapa Flow
Established: 1885
Pronunciation: Scap ah
Region: Island
# of stills: 2
Tours: By appointment only, Scapa does not have a visitor’s center
Phone: 01856 872071
Location: St Ola, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1SE

Style
Briny sea air

Range
14 year old / $50 to $60
25 year old / $225 to $275

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