Glenrothes 1979 Bottled 1995

Glenrothes 1978 Restricted Release

I guess it’s more than fair to say that this is a golden oldie. Distilled when yours truly was just a 9 year old kid and by now more than 20 years in the bottle as well. So just a tad longer in the glass than it spent in wood. This Restricted Release is nowhere to be found nowadays, unless you are lucky enough to encounter it in auction. But then...

Score 88/100

Glenrothes 19 Year Old 1997 Chieftain’s

Chieftain’s is a label from Ian Macleod Distillers – who also own Glengoyne, Tamdhun Smokehead and Edinburgh Gin, to name a few. This Glenrothes from 1997 was released in 2016. Wonderful color. Aromatic nose on blood oranges and sultana, but the dominating aroma without a doubt is butterscotch. Some freshly waxed leather, a hint of rubber boots...

Score 84/100

Glenrothes 1968 35 Year Old

In 1965 my parents arrived in Australia from Italy. Three years after their arrival in 1968, when my Dad was eight years old and watched the first moon landing a year later with no doubt astonished eyes, the Glenrothes distillery in Scotland distilled and placed in oak casks the whisky I am about to taste. This whisky then sat in Speyside for 35...

Score 90/100

Glenrothes Whisky Maker’s Cut

Exactly two years ago, in September 2018, Glenrothes announced that they were abandoning the so-called Vintages. In it’s stead they put out the Soleo Collection with age statement. They now have a 10, 12, 18, 25 and even 40 Year Old. The only exception is this Whisky Maker’s Cut, that is bottled at a slightly higher ABV and matured on sherry casks...

Score 85/100