Glenrothes 23-year-old (D.1997, B.2021) The First Editions /damaged packaging/ 48.8%/ 0.7l

The First Editions is a series of single cask whiskies from the Edition Spirits Ltd. portfolio. The whiskies are always bottled in cask strength, with a natural colour and without chill filtration.

The company was founded in 2010 by Andrew and Scott Laing, sons of Stewart Laing, previously co-owner of Douglas Laing & Co. and currently a director of Hunter Laing & Co. Since 2013, Edition Spirits has operated as a subsidiary of Hunter Laing & Co., with cask selection handled solely by the Laing brothers. The Glenrothes presented here, distilled 1997, spent 23 years in a refilled hogshead cask (HL 18215). In 2021, its contents translated into 247 bottles of whisky at 48.4% abv.

Nose : sweet, vanilla pudding, milk fudge, cappuccino, apples, pears, orange peel, roasted peanuts, notes of white pepper and cinnamon.

Palate: mild, honey, milk fudge, vanilla, caramel, apples, white peaches, greengages, cinnamon, a hint of fennel and a light bitterness of oak.

Finish : quite long, with notes of vanilla, milk chocolate, toffee, candied citrus peel, cinnamon and oak.