Scapa
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Scapa is a Scotch whisky distillery situated on the The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall.
Established in 1885, it fails to be the northernmost in Scotland by only half a mile, (that title is held by the Highland Park Distillery).
The distillery has one wash still and one spirit still producing a single malt (unblended) whisky. Among Scotches, it is especially honey flavored, and less peaty.
The bottle labeling text on Scapa aged 14 years reads as follows:
Scapa Flow - an expanse of calm water ringed by islands and lighthouses. A safe shelter for modern seafarers, just as it once protected Norse warriors and Celtic nobles. From that unique place comes something you might not expect from and island malt whisky - a golden whisky, sweet and silky-smooth with a heather-honey taste.
The reverse package labeling text on Scapa aged 14 years reads as follows:
Orkney and the sea are entwined. This archipelago of around 70 islands and nine lighthouses—the name 'Orkney' includes them all—lies to the north of mainland Scotland. Orkney's steadfast lighthouses mark the boundaries between islands and sea as much as between Atlantic and North Sea. In their midsts lies Scapa Flow, an expanse of calm water ringed by islands of soft turf. This safe anchorage shelters modern seafaers, just as the islands once protected Norse warriors and Celtic nobles. For those who stay, the prize is a climate of endless variablility—Orkney weather can go through the four seasons in a single day— with endless golden summer evenings when the sun barely dips below the horizon. Into this safe haven in 1885 came the Scapa distillery, with its two small copper stills, sea-fress Orcadian air and abundant fresh water. From that unique mix of people, place, water and climate comes something you might not expect from an Island malt— a whisky sweet and silky-smooth with a heather-honey taste. Tranquil Scapa Flow, with its gently matured amber whisky and resolute lighthouses is a place apart. It is the true spirit of Orkney.Template:Scotland-stub