The McGibbon's Provenance
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The McGibbon's Provenance

Glenrothes Distillery

13 Years Old

ABV 46%

Good, but lacks a little sweetness.

Dave Broom

Specification

The McGibbon's

Brand

Douglas McGibbon & Co

Bottler

13 Years Old

Expression

Single Malt

Type

13

Age (Years)

2004

Year of Bottling

46%

ABV

Speyside

Region/Country

Independent Bottling

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

Taster

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.

Score: 7.5

Gavin Smith

Taster

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.

Score: 9

8.2
Overall Score

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