Glenrothes 1969 Macphail's Collection Gordon & Macphail

Glenrothes 20 Year Old 1996 North Star Spirits

Glenrothes, near Aberlour, was built in 1878 by James Stuart, who worked for The Macallan at the time. The distillery was hit by disaster no less than three times: a fire in 1897, an explosion in 1903 and in 1962 it was almost completely burnt to the ground. That did not keep the owners from rebuilding and distilling great whisky. Today we will...

Score 86/100

Glenrothes The Ultimate Glenrothes 1995 17 Year Old

The Ultimate Glenrothes 1995 Aged 17 years was fairly entertaining roller coaster ride of spices and delicate sweetness in a dry palate. This 1st fill sherry butt of an 17 year old Glenrothes 1995 (Cask No. 6970) is a bottling by 'The Ultimate Whisky Company'. The nose was very light and delicate yet magnificent. Truly the best part of this...

Score 85/100

Glenrothes Robur Reserve

Glenrothes distillery is located in Rothes in Speyside and was founded in 1878 by James Stuart (the then holder of the licence to the Macallan distillery), John Cruickshank (a banker) and William Grant and Robert Dick (both from the Caledonian Bank). James Stuart soon left the partnership due to financial difficulties, but the other partners...

Score 75/100

Glenrothes Select Reserve

Hot off the press :-) My wife (a whiskey lover too) just got a bottle of this as Xmas present from the office. So, we had to taste this right away. Everything about this whiskey is very light. The nose is very light in sea air, fruits and vanilla. Body in the mouth feels also light, bit thin and a bit alcohol in the beginning. The vanilla...

Score 70/100