Glenrothes 18 Year Old

Glenrothes 14 Year Old 2001 Malts of Scotland

The lion’s share of Glenrothes matures on sherry casks. They are released as vintages. I have tried some 15 so far. But today I will try a teenager from the German Malts of Scotland. It is a sherry hogshead that gave a beautiful dark color to the spirit. Cask strength, of course. The nose is very aromatic on all kinds of dark and red fruit. Some...

Score 87/100

Glenrothes 1985

I didn't like Speyside single malts. I deemed them soft, sweet and meek. At least that's what I thought before the Glenrothes 1985 completely changed me. I guess I always knew the day would come. That day found me sitting in Bourbon and Branch, enjoying Glenrothes 1985 as the front end of a Scotch Flight. I thought it was just going to be a...

Score 93/100

Glenrothes Select Reserve

A few weeks ago I bought a gift pack of Glenrothes sample bottles from a local bottle shop. I'd wandered into this bottle shop because I'd never gone into it before and I was checking to see if they sold any of the beers I import into the country. I love to wander into different bottle shops, trying to find those rare or valuable whiskies that the...

Score 85/100

Glenrothes 8 Year Old The Macphail's Collection

The Macphail's Collection is a series of young, but very affordable single malts. At the Whisky Festival for Independent Bottlers, I was able to score quite a few, including this Glenrothes. It is only 8 years old. A nose full of nuts, yellow and orange stone fruit, oats, honey, cake with a bit of thyme and rosemary. Also a bit of earth and...

Score 76/100