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Brands and Distilleries : Glenrothes

Issue 112 Out Now

Whisky Magazine Issue 112

Tamdhu, Coopering, Toronto

 

Glenrothes

Glenrothes 16 Years Old, 1995
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
7 Drinkable enough, but marked down for its ‘fousty' nose.

Glenrothes 1988
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
7 A great addition to the Glenrothes vintages. Stands up well among its fellow bottlings.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Glenrothes 1998
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
8 Another belter from the Rothes gang.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Glenrothes John Ramsay
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.70%
8 A refined and fulfilling dram. Perfect balance. Complex without ostentation.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Duncan Taylor Glenrothes Octave Range 40 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 45.80%
9 Give it time. Balanced, complex and recommended.

Duncan Taylor Lonach Glenrothes
- Scotland - 42.70%
7 Reminds me of gentlemen's coconut oil shaving cream. If you like that,you'll love this.

Scott's Selection Glenrothes 1986 25 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 51.70%
7 A little underwhelming.

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Chart Position

Latest
34
Best
17
Average
31

Bottle Price

Average
£110
Highest
£1,500

Visit the WMI page for more information

Adelphi Glenrothes 1991 21 Years Old
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£83.95
Duncan Taylor Octave Glenrothes 1970 41 Years Old For The Whisky Shop Dufftown
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£195.00
Ginger Spice 1988 Wemyss Malts Glenrothes
Master of Malt
£114.51
Glenrothes 10 Year Old 2000 The Coopers Choice Vintage Malt
Master of Malt
£47.52
Glenrothes 10 Years Old 2001 Cask 7964 Provenance Douglas Laing
Master of Malt
£67.25
Glenrothes 12 Year Old Bot.1990s
The Whisky Exchange
£150.00
Glenrothes 12 Years Old Rotation 89 12
Lions Whisky
£155.00
Glenrothes 17 Year Old 1995 Un Chillfiltered Signatory
Master of Malt
£39.36
Glenrothes 17 Year Old Bot.1980s
The Whisky Exchange
£299.00
Glenrothes 18 Year Old Duncan Taylor Rare Auld
The Whisky Barrel
£74.99
Glenrothes 18 Years Old 1993 Cask 7958 Directors' Cut Douglas Lai
Master of Malt
£109.94
Glenrothes 1947 28 Years Old B 1975 28 1947
Lions Whisky
£1,375.00
Glenrothes 1954 27 Years Old Connoisseur's Choice 27 1954
Lions Whisky
£625.00
Glenrothes 1954 28 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice
The Whisky Exchange
£750.00
Glenrothes 1954 28 Years Old Cc Brown Label 28 1954
Lions Whisky
£620.00
Glenrothes 1961 Bot.1996 Gordon & Macphail
The Whisky Exchange
£299.00
Glenrothes 1967 33 Years Old 48.5% 33 1967
Lions Whisky
£385.00
Glenrothes 1967 36 Year Old Cask# 6994
The Whisky Exchange
£1,200.00
Glenrothes 1969 42 Year Old Cask #2 Adelphi
The Whisky Exchange
£399.00
Glenrothes 1969 Macphail's Collection
The Whisky Exchange
£248.00
Glenrothes 1969 Macphails Collection
The Drink Shop
£191.38
Glenrothes 1970 41 Year Old The Whisky Agency
The Whisky Exchange
£220.00
Glenrothes 1970 Extraordinary Cask #10573
The Whisky Exchange
£2,975.00
Glenrothes 1972 16 Years Old 59.5% Cask G&m 16 1972
Lions Whisky
£415.00
Glenrothes 1972 16yo Cask 16 1972
Lions Whisky
£385.00
Glenrothes 1972 Bot.1996
The Whisky Exchange
£550.00
Glenrothes 1972 Restricted Release
Whisky-Online.com
£450.00
Glenrothes 1973 27 Year Old
The Whisky Exchange
£235.00
Glenrothes 1975 16 Years Old Signatory 16 1975
Lions Whisky
£275.00
Glenrothes 1975 21 Year Old First Cask #6046
The Whisky Exchange
£199.00
Glenrothes 1975 Bot.2006
The Whisky Exchange
£390.00
Glenrothes 1978 Bot.2008
The Whisky Exchange
£299.00
Glenrothes 1978 Centenary Reserve
Whisky-Online.com
£155.00
Glenrothes 1978 Centenary Reserve 1978
Lions Whisky
£175.00
Glenrothes 1979 B1994 1979
Lions Whisky
£220.00
Glenrothes 1979 Bot.1994
The Whisky Exchange
£350.00
Glenrothes 1979 Bot.1995
The Whisky Exchange
£350.00
Glenrothes 1982 Bot.1996
The Whisky Exchange
£150.00
Glenrothes 1982 Bot.1999
The Whisky Exchange
£150.00
Glenrothes 1984 1984
Lions Whisky
£155.00
Glenrothes 1985 Bot.2005
The Whisky Exchange
£79.95
Glenrothes 1986 Private Cellar 1986
Lions Whisky
£155.00
Glenrothes 1987 1987
Lions Whisky
£145.00
Glenrothes 1987 Bot.2005
The Whisky Exchange
£175.00
Glenrothes 1988
The Whisky Exchange
£110.00
Glenrothes 1988
Master of Malt
£108.90
Glenrothes 1988
The Drink Shop
£120.05
Glenrothes 1988
Whisky-Online.com
£110.00
Glenrothes 1988 17 Year Old Miniature
Whisky-Online.com
£12.00
Glenrothes 1988 3cl Sample
Master of Malt
£8.69
Glenrothes 1989 19 Year Old
The Whisky Exchange
£50.45
Glenrothes 1989 21 Year Old Cask #24380
The Whisky Exchange
£72.75
Glenrothes 1990 18 Year Old Sherry Cask
The Whisky Exchange
£44.95
Glenrothes 1990 18 Year Old Sherry Cask
The Whisky Exchange
£55.49
Glenrothes 1990 21 Year Old Cask 7532
Whisky-Online.com
£84.95
Glenrothes 1990 21 Year Old Sherry Cask
The Whisky Exchange
£184.00
Glenrothes 1990 21 Year Old Sherry Cask
The Whisky Exchange
£185.00
Glenrothes 1990 Over 11 Years Old Silver Seal 11 1990
Lions Whisky
£245.00
Glenrothes 1993 12 Years Old Dun Bheagan 12 1993
Lions Whisky
£135.00
Glenrothes 1994
The Whisky Exchange
£59.95
Glenrothes 1994 1994
Lions Whisky
£75.00
Glenrothes 1995
The Drink Shop
£48.85
Glenrothes 1995
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£49.95
Glenrothes 1995
Master of Malt
£49.23
Glenrothes 1995
Whisky-Online.com
£48.99
Glenrothes 1995 17 Year Old Sherry Butt #6975
The Whisky Exchange
£37.49
Glenrothes 1995 17 Year Old Sherry Butt 6974 Signatory
The Whisky Exchange
£39.75
Glenrothes 1995 Bot.2011
The Whisky Exchange
£45.35
Glenrothes 1998
Master of Malt
£41.33
Glenrothes 1998
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£42.95
Glenrothes 1998
The Drink Shop
£45.55
Glenrothes 1998
Whisky-Online.com
£45.50
Glenrothes 1998 3cl Sample
Master of Malt
£4.50
Glenrothes 1998 Bot.2011
The Whisky Exchange
£42.15
Glenrothes 1998 Bot.2011
The Whisky Exchange
£41.75
Glenrothes 1999 10 Year Old 3cl Sample
Whisky-Online.com
£2.95
Glenrothes 21 Year Old 1990 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing
Master of Malt
£95.43
Glenrothes 21 Year Old 1991 Dimensions Duncan Taylor
Master of Malt
£126.58
Glenrothes 21 Year Old 1991 Dimensions Duncan Taylor 3cl Sample
Master of Malt
£8.01
Glenrothes 21 Year Old 1992 Cask 31871 Dimensions Duncan Taylor
Master of Malt
£112.42
Glenrothes 25 Year Old
The Whisky Exchange
£175.00
Glenrothes 25 Year Old
The Whisky Exchange
£175.00
Glenrothes 3 X 10cl Pack Sr, 1991 & 1994 Miniatures
The Whisky Exchange
£27.49
Glenrothes 30 Year Old Bot.2004
The Whisky Exchange
£350.00
Glenrothes 30 Year Old Macphails Collection
The Drink Shop
£108.79
Glenrothes 3x10cl Pack: 1988, 1998, Select Reserve
The Whisky Exchange
£44.95
Glenrothes 3x10cl Pack: 1988, 1998, Select Reserve
The Whisky Exchange
£45.15
Glenrothes 40 Year Old The Whisky Exchange
The Whisky Exchange
£225.00
Glenrothes 8 Year Old Bot.1970s
The Whisky Exchange
£299.00
Glenrothes 8 Year Old Bot.1970s
The Whisky Exchange
£150.00
Glenrothes 8 Year Old Macphail's Collection
The Whisky Exchange
£26.35
Glenrothes 8 Year Old Macphails Collection
The Drink Shop
£27.46
Glenrothes 8 Year Old Premier Barrel Douglas Laing
Master of Malt
£59.23
Glenrothes 8 Year Old The Macphail's Collection Gordon & Macphail
Master of Malt
£24.70
Glenrothes 8 Years Old G&m 8
Lions Whisky
£87.00
Glenrothes Glenlivet 1957 22 Year Old
The Whisky Exchange
£899.00
Glenrothes Glenlivet 8 Year Old
Whisky-Online.com
£699.00
Glenrothes Glenlivet 8 Year Old 70 Proof
Whisky-Online.com
£299.95
Glenrothes John Ramsay Legacy
The Whisky Exchange
£699.00
Glenrothes John Ramsay Legacy
Master of Malt
£692.01
Glenrothes Robur Reserve
The Whisky Exchange
£59.45
Glenrothes Select Reserve
The Whisky Exchange
£31.95
Glenrothes Select Reserve
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£38.95
Glenrothes Select Reserve
The Drink Shop
£36.09
Glenrothes Select Reserve
Master of Malt
£32.60
Glenrothes Select Reserve
Lions Whisky
£58.00
Glenrothes Three Decades
The Whisky Exchange
£74.95
Glenrothes Three Decades
The Whisky Exchange
£74.95
Macphails Collection Glenrothes 8 Years Old
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£25.50
Macphails Glenrothes 30 Years Old
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£103.95
Old Malt Cask Glenrothes 1990 21 Years Old
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£86.95
Premier Barrel Glenrothes 8 Years Old
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£51.95
Wemyss Glenrothes 1988 Ginger Spice
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£106.95
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