Glenrothes 1988 IM Chieftain's Choice
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenrothes |
| Bottler | Ian Macleod (IM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 2001 |
| Age | 13년 |
| Cask Type | Port Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
classic Glenrothes! No excessive youth but a very pleasant liveliness, starting on typical ‘yellow’ flowers (dandelions and buttercups), light honey (acacia for instance) and some almondy/nutty notes that we don’t find in older versions. Goes on with notes of Sauternes wine (quite some ripe apricot) and a lot of butterscotch, vanillas and cappuccino and finally just a little wood smoke and an extra ‘youth’ kick between fresh big oranges and ripe strawberries. It actually noses more like a 15yo than like a 10/11yo Glenrothes and in that sense reminds me of a 1985/1997 that I enjoyed mucho at the time
restaurant Palate
starts a bit shy and narrow but that doesn’t last for long. Quite some honey and marmalade, other ‘orangey stuff’, ripe apples, toasted bread, lemon marmalade then cinnamon and nutmeg from the wood. Candy sugar. Rather medium-bodied and rather easy-sipping
timer Finish
not very long but clean, mainly on honey and a little vanilla fudge
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