Product description
bottles no. 76, 79, 82, 83 / 502
barrel no. 3808
Glenrothes Distillery was founded in 1878 in Rothes (Speyside), but production stared the following year in May.
Glenrothes malt has been closely associated with Cutty Sark brand; it is also a major component of Famous Grouse. Currently The Edrington Group owns the distillery, but Berry Bros. & Rudd, the oldest British wine merchants, own the Glenrothes brand. The 1979 Vintage is a special single cask bottling. It contains whisky distilled 100 years after the distillery started operation, aged in a single sherry butt and bottled at cask strength (very unusual for Glenrothes) with an outrun of 502 bottles.
Nose: sweet and floral, acacia blossom, dry rose petals, oranges, pineapple, apricots, raisins, honey, milk chocolate, cinnamon, hazelnuts, touch of leather and oak.
Palate: rich and sweet, vanilla custard, chocolate coated prunes, raisins, candied orange peel, honey, toffee, dash of cinnamon, roasted nuts and oak.
Finish: very long, slightly nutty, honey, vanilla and fair amount of citrus.