Glenrothes 1975 32 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

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 1988 vintage

I was at a Glenrothes tasting recently and was presented with six different expressions for the evening. While the other five failed to tickle my fancy there was this gem from 1998 (bottled in 2008) that stood out head and shoulders above the rest. A lovely nose with a strong bourbon burst. Lots of caramel and leather sprinkled with crushed...

Score 92/100

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 19 Year Old 1997 Claxton's

Claxton’s is a fairly new player on the market. Their bottles have a distinctive square perfume bottle shape. But what’s inside is often very good indeed. Today I will try their 19 year old Glenrothes from 1997, which took a wonderful color from the sherry cask. This is what I tend to call ‘deep sherry’! Very umami on roast beef, gravy included,...

Score 87/100