Glenrothes 21 1996 A.D. Rattray Cask Collection

Thanks to boyd86 for pouring the sample as part of the “year-end” tasting we had (in April). End of year is typically when my group of friends and I show up with a nicer bottle of whisky than what we’d normally have. It’s a fun excuse to drink through the bigger bottles/bottle splits we’ve gathered. Because it’s […]

Glenrothes 13 2003 Single Cask #5578

So get this: I am not a tobacco fan. Bias, bam, right off the top! Thus you’d come to the conclusion that I don’t use a pipe, don’t smoke tobacco, and don’t partake at the hookah bar. Cigars have been offered, wasted on me, and given to my wife (who prefers them). You can extrapolate […]

The hunt for amazing Glenrothes

Glenrothes has always been “there”. It’s not typically on any (in my whisky group) “must buy” list, their OBs don’t really excite too many people (typically, and again, just from what I’ve read, YMMV), but they have their fans. I’m sure of it. Why? Because I’ve had them poured for me. And based on reviews, […]

Glenrothes 9 2007 Gordon & MacPhail Co-Op

“It tastes like Werthers but grew into something different” “Cool, sold” And that’s how I ended up buying Glenrothes 9 2007 Gordon & MacPhail Co-Op. This isn’t a record scratch moment: I happened to be on vacation (oh, back in those yesterdays of happy times). I was in a province that didn’t have crazy restrictive Byzantine […]

Glenrothes 2003 Single Cask

Thanks to /u/Saba007 for this one Glenrothes. I enjoy them. Quite a bit. As long as they are a) independently bottled and b) cask strength. Oh, and c) ex-Bourbon casks. I’m a sucker for them. Enter Saba007. He likes Glenrothes as well. But he likes Sherry casks. So he goes out and gets an OB, single cask, […]

Glenrothes SMWS 30.81 “A baker’s delight”

Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring this for me. So let’s get right to it: I’m 100% the target for this dram. Easily. Glenrothes SMWS 30.81 “A baker’s delight” is named after baked goods, and I have a sweet tooth that will strip the flesh off of a chocolate bar in five seconds flat. It’s an old, cask strength, […]

Glenrothes-Glenlivet 20 1997 Cadenhead’s Small Batch

Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring me a dram. Yup, Glenrothes independent bottling again. I know, I’m getting pretty repetitive, but frankly I really do enjoy independent bottling Glenrothes, and think they are one of my current cask strength picks. So what’s new about Glenrothes-Glenlivet 20 1997 Cadenhead’s Small Batch? Well first off we see that, as usual, Cadenhead […]

Glenrothes 1996 Jack Wieber

Recently there was a nice Toronto Whisky Society tasting in which a private whisky owner shared an interesting group of whiskies with a group of us. It’s interesting to follow what makes you excited. Self-examination, that is. Not judging others like some sort of crazed doctor in the woods. I realized, for instance, that without […]

Glenrothes SMWS 30.100 “An abundance of fruit cake”

Thanks to /u/xreekinghavocx for pouring me a sample of this whisky. It’s Xmas time. And somehow you’ve gotten your baking done and out of the house. Perhaps you’re not even someone who celebrates Xmas. Maybe you’ve not gained the requisite 10 kg of weight needed for the rough winters ahead in this new world. So you’re […]

Glenrothes Alba Reserve

Thanks to /u/ScotchChick for pouring me a sample. As I slowly catch up on Glenrothes, I notice that I typically stick to independently bottled varieties. And there are some from Glenrothes who may point this out, and say I should give more of their OBs a chance. Not that I’ve ignored them. The 1995 and Select Reserve […]