Glenrothes Select Reserve:
Scottish Legend has it that the Glenrothes distillery produced its first drops of Scottish spirits on December 28 1879, coincidentally the same day the rail bridge over the River Tay collapsed in one of the World’s most spectacular rail disasters.
Glenrothes is a typically good Speyside Whisky, with spice and character at the forefront of its flavour profile. The Glenrothes whisky is used as a base whisky in the Cutty Sark and Famous Grouse Blends. Indeed if you are a blended Scotch drinker and feel the inclination to move to the Single Malts, you will find the Glenrothes Blends to be excellent introductory malts in which to begin the Journey.
The Select Reserve was blended by Malt Master “John Ramsey” to serve as a signature malt to represent the character of the Glenrothes Distillery. In order to capture the essence of Glenrothes the Malt Master used whiskies from a variety of vintages, and from a variety of aged oak barrels. Thus a spectrum of flavours from the variety of ages and oak is apparent in the final single malt blend.
Here is my review of this splendid Speyside Malt:
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