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Glenrothes Duncan Taylor The Octave - Glenrothes 1969

Glenrothes 1969 40 Year Old, bottled at cask strength of 45.8% alc by Duncan Taylor for their Octave and Quarter Cask Series. I am enjoying in a Glencairn glass before dinner. Poured from a freshly opened bottle, not much going on the nose as for the palate. No doubt the wood influence is significant but this is readily balanced by the big sherry...

Score 94/100

Glenrothes 2001 Vintage Cask #18 for Whisky Festival Gent 2014

At the International Whisky Festival in Ghent this year, this Glenrothes 2001 was the bottle of the show. I only visited the Sunday only to find out that it was already sold out. All 295 bottles were sold on the Saturday. That will teach me not to order beforehand, eh? Luckily my whisky buddy Rik is a bit smarter. He bought a bottle and offered me...

Score 87/100

Glenrothes 10 Year Old 1984 Signatory 'On the Road' for Velier

Little is known about this Glenrothes. It was distilled in 1984 and bottled in 1995 for Velier in Genova (Italy). The label boasts ‘On the Road’, but that is all I can tell you. I scored the sample at a tasting where everybody had to bring his/her own bottle to share. The nose is fresh and spicy with loads of wood shavings. Warm and inviting....

Score 82/100

Glenrothes 1995 bottled 2014

The first Glenrothes I've had, very good. Light bodied, medium amber colour. Nose of papaya (!), musty sea air and vanilla. Light toffe on the palate with white pepper. Medium finish. Not as complex as I was expecting but very good.

Score 90/100