The Glenrothes / 1989 - Whisky Magazine

The Glenrothes

1989

ABV 43%
REVIEWED Issue 28

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Specifications

Brand: The Glenrothes
Expression: 1989
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: No Age Statement
ABV: 43%
Country/Region: Scotland
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Sweet spices with toffee, banana, cream, dried pear and fruit cake (sultana, raisin and cherry). Complex and delicious.
Palate: The spiciness comes right through from the start giving a subtle lift to the rich fruits, light sherry and ginger loaf.
Finish: Long and soft.
Comment: A very elegant, superbly balanced middle-weight dram.

8.0

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: A subtle suggestion of soft liquorice, as in Pontefract cakes.
Palate: Light, soft, syrupy. The liquorice more emphatic now. Spanish root. Develops juicy, mouth-watering flavours. Aniseed. Coconut.
Finish: Soothing, relaxing.
Comment: A whisky for a reverie. Daydream of childhood and the local sweet-shop.

8.0

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