Provenance The Glenrothes 13 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 42 by Gavin Smith and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Gavin Smith Nose Heather and malt, cooked plums; notably sophisticated. Makes you want to keep nosing it. Palate Lovely big, malty dram, buttery and sweet, background ginger, with later claret notes creeping in. Finish Long, drying, very stylish. Comment Large, yet complex. A lovely example of this outstanding Speyside whisky which still has far too low a profile.

Dave Broom Nose Rich, sweet and rounded. Cake mix, malted loaf. In time burnt notes, treacle scone then Worcestershire sauce. Light peat, pecan. Palate Dried fruits. Rich fruit cake. Plum. Soft and deep to start then like the nose becomes grippy, charred and tannic. Finish Dry. Fruit cake again. Comment Good, but lacks a little sweetness.