Glenrothes 1969 28 Year Old Signatory

Glenrothes Select Reserve

A while back I was randomly visiting the local liquor stores, specifically ones I had yet to visit due to their seedy appearance, when I walked into the local Thirsty Camel Drive Through Bottle Shop. Yes I did walk into the drive through. So I walk into this drive through bottle shop, with my wife looking quite exasperated and amused with me. I...

Score 86/100

Glenrothes Cadenhead's 17

This is a long overdue review from a sample sent to me by @wierdo. I've never had any Glenrothes before and am always keen and eager to try something new. The review is with a little water. Neat - This was as described below but more tightly compressed and with more of an alcoholic nip (although not in a 'bad spirit' way). There was also more...

Score 85/100

Glenrothes 9 Year Old Dràm Mòr

This very young Glenrothes was bottled by Dràm Mòr, the relatively young company of the cheerful Kenny MacDonald and his better half Viktorija. Kenny, by the way, got the love for whisky from his childhood, because his grandfather was foreman at Dumbarton, the grain distillery that was defunct in 2002 – once the largest in Scotland. The malt was...

Score 84/100

Glenrothes 25 Year Old 1990 Douglas Laing XOP

It is not often that you encounter a Glenrothes of 25 years old. That is why Douglas Laing decided to release this in their XOP range, which means Extra Old Particular. It was bottled at cask strength and has a beautiful copper color. The nose is rife with candied fruit – citrus in the lead – caramel and butterscotch. A hint of a struck match is...

Score 86/100