Glenrothes 1972 Bottled 1996

Glenrothes 13 Year Old G&M Reserve for Maltclan

Maltclan, the whisky club from Halle (Belgium), has just launched its inaugural club bottling. It was presented at several festivals in Belgium and has been going very strong since. Could this whisky really be that good? Chris and Danny gave me a sample to check it out. It is a Gordon & Macphail release under their ‘Reserve’ label. It is a 13...

Score 85/100

Glenrothes Robur Reserve

This one is heavy malt and sherry, similar to a cross between Glengoyne 10 and Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban. The bartender who suggested this one even agreed with my quick evaluation. This is a good malt, but there are so many others out there with a similar profile that are cheaper and easier to find. I will go to the ends of the earth to find truly...

Score 81/100

Glenrothes G&M MacPhail's 8yo

On a visit to my favourite local liquor shop, stocking over 3000+ different bottles of whisky, I came to the sobering observation that even independent whiskies are no longer for the little spender. No I’m not willing to pay over a hundred euro for a twelve year old Caol Ila, just because you put a fancy label on it. With the industry forcing...

Score 83/100

Glenrothes 25 Year Old

This 25 Year Old was part of the Glenrothes tasting I attended recently and after the 1988 vintage was my No 2 pick for the evening. Though some of my colleagues preferred this over the '88 - well, to each his own. It has quite a distinct sherry influenced nose. There is a strong presence of dark caramel and chocolate in a stew of cooked oranges....

Score 89/100