Glenrothes Select Reserve
Malt Master John Ramsay selects only casks that represent Glenrothes' distillery character best for this whisky. Each cask is individual, but they are still all comparably elegant, fine and balanced.
Malt Master John Ramsay selects only casks that represent Glenrothes' distillery character best for this whisky. Each cask is individual, but they are still all comparably elegant, fine and balanced.
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7357 | |
Glenrothes | |
Scotland, Speyside | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
43% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
Bourbon, Sherry | |
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Average tasting notes Tasting Notes |
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Nosing
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Fruit:
Oak:
Plum:
Coconut:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Berries:
Malt:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Spices:
Apple:
Blackberry:
Caramel:
Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Grass:
Honey:
Lemon:
Oil:
Pear:
Peat Smoke:
Pineapple:
Herbs:
Tasting
Sweet:
Malt:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Fruit:
Spices:
Honey:
Oak:
Caramel:
Lemon:
Nuts:
Oil:
Alcohol:
Barley:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Nutmeg:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Plum:
Sherry:
Wheat:
Herbs:
Herb:
Finish
Spices:
Malt:
Oak:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Chocolate:
Chili:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Grape:
Grapefruit:
Pepper:
Sherry:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Herb:
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All tasting notes
RATING: 3.0/5.0 ≙ 83 pts

The nose is floral, malty, with signature lemon zest, vanilla and a light "sapwood" oakiness. The palate is big, malty, round, and structured by spicy oak tannins and toasted oak. A light "piment d'espelette" spiciness is present, but brilliantly balanced.
Whereas this is nothing like the vintage bottlings from the early 90's, it strikingly illustrates a parallel development to Macallan's age-statement bottlings. At a third of the price, this delivers more intensity of similar characters found in modern bottlings of Macallan's 12Y or 15Y Fine Oak bottlings.




Taste:



Finish:



Comment: 3rd sip is the moneyshot to taste beyond the mask of the abundant tannins.


