The Glenrothes Select Reserve

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 53 by Arthur Motley and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Arthur Motley Nose Spice, spirit and citrus. Fruitiness too, with a combination of pale sultanas and sharp woodland berries. Palate Slightly spirity, spicy and with mixed peel character. Finish Biscuity. Comment Youthful, but without the lip-smacking class of the older vintages.

Dave Broom Nose Crisp oak, malt bins/shredded wheat, estery. Hot bracken, patisserie (almond, vanilla) kumquat, praline. Seems young. Palate Spicy and fresh. Decent depth in the centre. Good flow. Light milk chocolate, clootie dumpling mix, citrus peels, hazelnut shell. Finish Dry cereal, nutty, young. Comment It’s a perfectly decent dram but not a patch on the great ‘vintage’ bottlings.