Glenrothes 1987 DT The Octave
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenrothes |
| Bottler | Duncan Taylor (DT) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1987 |
| Bottled Year | 2012 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Octave |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 53.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
Light amber
air Nose
Again we’re in rather honeyed territory, only this time with added shoe polish, herb butter and some pretty crisp, fresh cereals. Weetabix, cornflakes and some Cinnamon Graham’s (I used to adore them when I was... ah, actually I still adore them). There is a leafy quality and a green aspect about it as well, some ripe apples, gooseberry and pears poached in calvados. With water: really beautiful now, lots of lanolin, olive oil, mint, jam sponge cake and some top quality grappa
restaurant Palate
superb! It’s really a similar profile to the 1990, with all this honey, subtle spice, elegant, supple earthiness, wee touches of hessian cloth and lamp oil. Glenrothes ay, who knew! I don’t really detect any kind of over or lopsided cask trickery. Given blind I’d never have even mentioned the word ‘octave’. Goes on with a little nutmeg and some wood spice. With water: herbal, resinous, touches of ointment and many crystallized fruits. Some star fruit and a little green banana
timer Finish
Long, oily, honeyed, lots of yellow flowers, pollen, citrus rind and a tiny nibble of pepper
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