09/08/2026
WE’VE FINALLY LOST THE PLOT & IS THIS EVEN ALLOWED?
Campbeltown malts have ended up in an amaretto at 50.2%
CAMPBELTOWN, SCOTLAND — In a development that wh**ky traditionalists have described as “deeply concerning” and everyone else as “get the glasses oot,” a new Amaretto has been created containing Campbeltown malts.
Because taking Scotland’s most historic wh**ky region — a place of sea air, peat smoke, old warehouses and generations of serious wh**ky-making — and firing the whole lot into a gloriously almondy Italian-style liqueur was an idea nobody had the good sense to stop.
The result is CAMPBELTOWN SOOP, an Amaretto with so much Campbeltown character in it that opening the bottle may cause distant sounds of well-played bagpipes, angry seagulls and an elderly hipster muttering about how wh**ky was better before everything had a website.
Inside is a magnificent gathering of Campbeltown malt character: maritime saltiness, fruit, smoke, oak, spice and enough wh**ky heritage to make the bottle technically eligible for its own local history society.
Then comes the Amaretto….
Sweet. Nutty. Rich. Completely shameless.
It’s Scotland meeting Italy in circumstances neither country’s government officially approved.
But more importantly, it’s delicious.
The first sip delivers rich almond sweetness and warming fruit before the Campbeltown malts swagger through the door wearing muddy boots. Expect layers of malt, coastal salinity, spice, dried fruit, gentle smoke and that unmistakable Campbeltown trunk of funk.
It is sophisticated enough for a crystal tumbler, but Scottish enough that nobody will judge you for drinking it in the kitchen while still wearing your jacket.
Serve it neat. Pour it over ice. Put it in an outrageous cocktail. Pour it over pudding.
A SPOKESPERSON WHO SHOULD PROBABLY REMAIN NAMELESS SAID:
“This is nuts - almonds to be precise”
CAMPBELTOWN SOOP — Campbeltown malts. One bottle. Absolutely nae restraint.
Slàinte. Or salute. We’re honestly not sure anymore.
Coming soon....
Expect to pay about £28 in the UK x
Amaretto and Campbeltown malt. An Amaretto with so much Campbeltown character in it that opening the bottle may cause distant sounds of well-played bagpipes, angry seagulls and an elderly hipster muttering about how wh**ky was better before everything had a website.
