Glenrothes 1966 37 Year Old cask 1438

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 22 Year Old 1989 Cask 24378 - Cask Strength Collection

Glenrothes is one of my favorite whiskies, I have 3-4 different bottles in my cabinet. Recently I had a chance to try the 22 yo cask strength; this one was a subject of 22 years maturation in a refill sherry butt. There are only 576 bottles available worldwide and I was able to get a sample. Being a cask strength I added a few drops of cold water...

Score 91/100

Glenrothes 25 Year Old 1988 Sansibar

Most Glenrothes spirit sleeps on sherry casks, but this independent bottling by the German Sansibar is a bourbon cask, a quarter of a century old and bottled at cask strength. The nose is intense and ‘yellow’, if you know what I mean. A slice of pineapple, some yellow apples and yellow flowers. Elderflower too! Soms melon. Loads of vanille and...

Score 82/100

Glenrothes Select Reserve

After dealing with the flu for a week (in which no tastings could take place, obviously), I've finally gotten round to trying two Glenrothes. My first encounter with this Speysider was an independent bottle from Wemyss, called Toffee Apples. I enjoyed that one very much. Today, I'm trying the Select Reserve first, a no age statement Glenrothes....

Score 70/100