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Glen Scotia 12 Years Old next to Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de San Juan

A Campbeltown malt with sea air and citrus, alongside a mild but thick Cuban. Salt against sweet wood.

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Bottle of Glen Scotia 12 Years Old, whisky

From the shelf

The bottle

Glen Scotia is in Campbeltown. This bottling is twelve years old and is at 46 percent ABV. The nose opens with fresh sea air, honey-sweet vanilla and a hint of tropical fruit; on the palate caramelised sugar, spicy citrus and pineapple, with oak and a maritime character underneath. The finish is long and warming, with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Glen Scotia 12 Years Old

The combination

Why this works together

Le Hoyo de San Juan is 150 mm long and wide in ring gauge. Hoyo de Monterrey is the mildest of the great Cuban houses: sweet wood and cedar smoke instead of pepper. That sweet wood note ties in with the vanilla and cinnamon in the whisky, while the salt and citrus keep the whole from turning out too sweet.

Beside the glass

The cigar

We do not sell cigars; we supply the whisky. These cigars go well alongside this bottle.

Tekening van het formaat toro van 150 millimeterRecht en dik, langer dan een robusto. De voet ligt links, de kop rechts.voetkop150 mm
This is what the size of Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de San Juan looks like: toro format, 150 mm, straight and thick, longer than a robusto. This is our own drawing in our house style, not a photo of the brand; we do not sell cigars.
Bundles of cigars, tied together with a paper band, on a wooden counter
Mood image: bundles of cigars in a tobacco house. These are not the recommended cigars; the actual size is in the drawing alongside.
  • Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de San Juan Cuban size of 150 mm, mild and sweet in the wood, next to the vanilla and cinnamon of Glen Scotia.
  • H. Upmann Magnum 50 Same order of magnitude, 160 mm, but drier and nuttier in tone.
  • Montecristo Double Edmundo 155 mm with cocoa and pepper, as a counterweight to the sweetness.
  • Davidoff Nicaragua Toro Toro of 152 mm with clear pepper, a different direction from the Cubans.

In the glass

Serving

Neat in a tulip-shaped glass. At 46 percent ABV a few drops of water bring out the citrus fruit. Drink each time after the smoke has left the mouth.

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