Glenrothes 25-year-old The Soleo Collection / 43% / 0.7l
- In the fall of 2018, after releasing vintage-based single malts for a quarter of a Century, Glenrothes Distillery changed the approach and launched new range of whiskies this time bottled by age.
Product description
In the autumn of 2018, Glenrothes Distillery broke with its quarter-century-long tradition of releasing whiskies in vintage versions.
The new series, called Soleo Collection, consists of five whiskies, four of which are offered in age versions - 10, 12, 18 and 25 years old and one, Whisky Maker's Cut bottled without an age statement. The entire collection is made of distillates aged exclusively in sherry casks, a large part of first fill. The name Soleo Collection comes from the process of drying grapes in the sun, later used to produce Pedro Ximénez sherry. In the year of its debut, Glenrothes 25 years old won the highest honor, the Chairman's Trophy Awards, at the Ultimate Spirit Challenge.
Nose: rich and complex, oranges, bananas, pineapples, rose water, roasted nuts and almonds, toffee, honey, nutmeg, notes of tobacco, leather and oak.
Taste : well-balanced, oranges, dried dates and figs, herbal mixture, nutmeg, cloves, honey, licorice, salted caramel, pipe tobacco, notes of cocoa and oak.
Finish : long and rich, with notes of dark chocolate, roasted nuts, nutmeg, ginger, pepper, dried fruit, sherry and oak.