Single Malt
Purchase Price: $85+
Place of Purchase: Gift
Rating: 7.8
This bottle looks like an old-fashioned bomb a turn of the 20th century anarchist might tote around under his tattered cloak whilst tracking down corrupt politicians or particularly egregious members of the bourgeoisie. I received this as a gift and it is a likable enough quaff, but at the price being asked, it is definitely asking a lot of you and then falling a bit short in the return category. It’s my first encounter with Glenrothes so I’m not really sure what the “taste profile” is for this distillery, but this particular expression seems just a trifle washed-out. The distiller himself writes some character notes right on the label, and although my palate never really caught hold of the citrus notes promised and the orange zest never really materialized, there were some nice vanilla notes and that’s about what could be said of this bottling. Nice, but too mild-mannered for the admission price.
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