Glenrothes 16 Year Old 1995 Un-Chillfiltered Signatory

Glenrothes 15yr 1994 un-chillfiltered (Signatory)

This is yet another sample I received from the Drinks by the Dram program from Master of Malt. The 1994 Vintage OB from Glenrothes is a bit citrusy, and therefore I am not a big fan. So frankly, I don't have high-hopes for this dram (not that a Signatory bottling also distilled in 1994 will be exactly like the Vintage 1994 bottling). This...

Score 75/100

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 1992 bottled 2005

I stumbled across this bottle today while hopping from package store to package store. What can I say, I enjoy the hunt! The Glenrothes 1992 (bottled in 2005) is considered by the distillery to be an extinct vintage. That basically means I shouldn't have been able to find it in a package store. Lucky me! Frankly, I've been told that the 1991...

Score 90/100

Glenrothes 1995 bottled 2014

A few weeks ago my wife and I went shopping at the local asian grocer. Well my wife went shopping at the local asian grocer, I hung out with her for about 10 minutes and then decided to go to the bottle shop next door to see what I could see. I like to go hunting through random bottle shops, trying to find rare or obscure bottles. I've picked up a...

Score 70/100