The Glenrothes distillery was established in 1878, with production commencing in December of the following year, on the same day as the infamous Tay Bridge disaster. James Stuart, one of the original founders (and the Macallan leaseholder at the time) had already quit the business due to financial difficulties before the stills started running, ... Read More »
A very approachable Glenrothes bottled at 8 years old by Gordon & Macphail for their Macphail's Collection. Not the most complex Speyside you'll ever encounter, but it's fantastically easy to drink.
Glenrothes traditionally bottle single malts from specific vintages, so this no-age-statement example raised a few eyebrows when it first appeared. However, the only thing recent batches have raised is the bar - this is tremendous easy-drinking Speyside. Web-Exclusive Price!
A single hogshead from the popular Speyside distillery Glenrothes. This 1989 vintage release from The Single Malts of Scotland has been bottled at 46%. Clean and fresh, with a hint of spices: much less sherried than most Glenrothes, allowing the distillery character to really shine.
Bottled from a small batch of sherry hogsheads, this cask strength Glenrothes 1990 shows less overt sherried influence than much of the official output, while retaining a naturally sweet, clean distillery character.
A travel retail exclusive, Glenrothes Robur Reserve is named for Quercus Robur, the official name for European or Spanish oak, and contains a greater proportion of first-fill Oloroso sherry casks.
A delightful Glenrothes from the 1991 vintage. Clean vanilla'd oak on the nose, with hints of leather - then deliciously smooth and sweet on the palate. Ronnie Cox, Glenrothes' legendary director, proclaims this as an intellectual conversation starter.
A sherried Glenrothes 30yo bottled by Gordon & Macphail for the Macphail's series. This really is amazing value, and the perfect gift for the sherryhead approaching that significant birthday.