Glenrothes is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. The name Glenrothes comes from its historical link with the Earl of Rothes, who owned much of the land on which the new town has been built; “Glen” (Scottish for valley) was added to the name to avoid confusion with Rothes in Moray and in recognition that the town lies in a river valley. The motto of Glenrothes is Ex terra vis, meaning “From the earth strength”, which dates back to the founding of the town.
Colour: Deep amber. This is a presentation-led inference based on the first-fill Oloroso cask style and bottle imagery.
Nose: Rich sherry, dried fruit, polished oak, and warming spice. This nose wording is a careful style-led adaptation based on the cask type and retailer description rather than a formal official tasting sheet.
Palate: Dense and spiced with notes of pineapple, pecans, and butterscotch, giving way to honeycomb, barley, and orchard fruit.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering dried fruit, sweet oak, spice, and rich sherry depth. This finish wording is an informed adaptation from the available tasting descriptions rather than a formal official finish note.
€135Original price was: €135.€115Current price is: €115.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold to amber. This is an inference based on the 16-year maturation and refill sherry cask style.
Nose: Rich dried fruit, orange peel, soft caramel sweetness, and warming spice. This is an inference based on the refill sherry cask maturation and the broader style expected from mature Glenrothes at cask strength.
Palate: Full-bodied and concentrated, with sherried fruit depth, toffee richness, oak spice, and a firm natural strength. This is an inference based on the refill sherry cask maturation, 62.7% ABV, and the bottle’s mature single-cask style.
Finish: Long, warming, and drying, with lingering fruit, spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the cask-strength bottling and refill sherry cask profile.
Matured in a high proportion of first fill sherry seasoned oak casks and bottled at natural colour. This expression delivers heady notes with a character defined by salted caramel, mango and coriander seeds.
€230Original price was: €230.€185Current price is: €185.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the bottle presentation and the refill hogshead maturation of the release.
Nose: Orchard fruits, malted barley, yeast, cookie dough, sponge cake, chalky notes and dried grasses. This is taken directly from the official published note for the release.
Palate: Sweeter and fruitier than the nose suggests, with grassy notes, ripe apples, banana skins and damp chalk. This is taken directly from the official published description for the release.
Finish: Long, with notes of cidre and lemongrass. This is taken directly from the official published finish note for the release.
€299Original price was: €299.€285Current price is: €285.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep mahogany. This is a presentation-led inference based on the 1st fill Oloroso cask style and product imagery.
Nose: Rich sherry, dried fruit, dark chocolate, polished oak, and warming spice. This nose wording is a careful style-led adaptation based on the cask type and age because I did not find a solid official tasting sheet for this exact bottling.
Palate: Full-bodied and concentrated with dark fruit, treacle, cocoa, sweet malt, and structured oak spice. This palate wording is also an informed adaptation from the release style and cask details rather than a published official tasting note.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering sherry richness, dried fruit, oak, and dark spice. This finish wording is an inference from the cask style and available listing information rather than a formal official finish note.
Matured throughout its four decade tenure in a bourbon oak cask, this is a magnificently aged and truly delectable release from Glenrothes. The golden hue gives it an instant aesthetic appeal, but the true piece de resistance is the sweet honeyed flavour and complementary notes of vanilla and nutmeg.
€85Original price was: €85.€75Current price is: €75.
Matured only in first fill sherry seasoned oak casks, bottled at natural colour at a strength selected by our Master Whisky Maker. Creamy vanilla, orange peel and nutmeg character.
€49Original price was: €49.€45Current price is: €45.
Originally released for Travel Retail, the Glenrothes Manse Reserve is made with whisky drawn mostly from American oak casks, with a helping of Sherry oak cask whisky too. Lots of fruit notes running through this one (pear drops and apple), along with vanilla custard and a little hint of spice on the mid-palate.
