Glenrothes 11 Year Old 1998 Murray McDavid

Glenrothes 1998 vintage

Nose: initially hints of dry flowers, cereals and butter caramel / toffee. Easy to see this is a sibling of the Glenrothes Select Reserve, but with a more refined character. Quite fresh with a slight nuttiness. Notes of vanilla and citrus fruits. Lemon grass. Sweet honey. Mouth: starts gently on honey, fruity marmalade and apple. Quite sweet and...

Score 83/100

Glenrothes Speyside 9 yo Creative Whisky Company

It is my pleasure to introduce a glenrothes of 9 yo, which is bottled by the Creative Whisky Company. It reminds of a song by Merle Haggard " It is not love but it is not bad". No, it is not bad at all. It is pretty good, actually. The Creative Whisky Company specialises in Exclusive, single cask, single malt whiskies. Each and every...

Score 90/100

Glenrothes 1998 vintage

Four years ago, on a particularly joyous payday, I walked across the street to my local package store with a mission. I was about to "get into" whisk(e)y. After much deliberation, I purchased three bottles: a bourbon, Russell's Reserve; an Irish, Michael Collins; and a scotch, The Glenrothes Select Reserve. From the start, I was more...

Score 94/100

Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release

I guess it’s more than fair to say that this is a golden oldie. Distilled when yours truly was just a 9 year old kid and by now more than 20 years in the bottle as well. So just a tad longer in the glass than it spent in wood. This Restricted Release is nowhere to be found nowadays, unless you are lucky enough to encounter it in auction. But then...

Score 88/100