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| Hi, this is one of our (almost) daily tastings. Santé! |
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November 24, 2016 |
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It seems that everybody’s got plenty of Glenrothes these days, even more than Bunnahabhains! What’s happening? Not that we would complain, naturally… |
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Glenrothes 19 yo 1997/2016 (53.7%, Claxton’s, sherry butt)  Colour: deep amber. Nose: chocolate cream and crystallised oranges, plus stewed peaches and a leather/tobacco combination that hints at some cognacs. It’s also certainly quite earthy. With water: the kind of development I enjoy, on more earth and teas. Such as Pu-erh. Mouth (neat): a salty, rather bouillony arrival, with a lot of pepper and ginger, as well as some mint sauce. And then, chocolate as expected. It is very, very sherried. With water: could you cook bacon in liquorice sauce? Answers on a postcard. Finish: long, liquoricy. Perfect salty aftertaste. Comments: this is what we call a sherry monster, but it’s a balanced monster. I find it extremely good. SGP:451 - 87 points. |
Speaking of sherry monsters… |
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Glenrothes-Glenlivet 1990/2002 (59.8%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, sherry butt, 666 bottles)  I agree, 666 bottles, that’s scary. Colour: dark amber. Nose: a much cleaner, perhaps simpler kind of sherry monster, more on black raisins and prunes, with liquorice and menthol in the back. I have to say all this menthol tends to come to the front, which makes it rather Vicks-VapoRubby. Ha. With water: Cuban tobacco and black tea. A drop of soy sauce. Mouth (neat): simple yet perfect, and extremely armagnacqy this time (yes, Armagnacky in English). Many raisins of various kinds, plus dried figs and once again some mint. Crème de Menthe. With water: oranges joining in the dancing. Finish: long, rather oily, creamy, and yet kind of fresh. That’s the oranges’ work. Comments: a little gem of an armagna… I mean, a malt. I almost went for 90. SGP:551 - 89 points. |
Let’s try to find a ‘lighter’ one… |
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Glenrothes 20 yo 1996/2016 (54.6%, North Star Spirits, refill sherry hogshead) I’ve only heard good things so far about this new wee line from up there in the North. The packaging certainly is quite lovely. Colour: gold. Nose: barley and honey-dominated at first nosing, before notes of kugelhopf and panettone start to appear. Warm brioche, cornflakes, maple syrup, praline, white chocolate. No off-notes whatsoever. With water: more malt and bread. What we like. Mouth (neat): the sherry’s a little more obvious on the palate (orangey pipe tobacco?) and there is a little pepper/ginger that’s a little biting, but other than that, golden raisins and spicy marmalade are playing the leading roles. With water: we tamed it. Pastries, honeys, marmalades, apple pies. Almost official. Finish: quite long, a little more gingery. Drops of amontillado. Comments: it quite loves water and I quite loved it. Beats many recent officials in the pretty same style. SGP:551 - 87 points. |
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