James MacArthur's Old Masters / 1988

James MacArthur's Old Masters

The Glenrothes

1988

ABV 53.5%
REVIEWED Issue 52

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Specifications

Brand: The Glenrothes, James MacArthur
Expression: 1988
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: No Age Statement
Year of bottling: 2004
ABV: 53.5%
Country/Region: Scotland / Speyside
Bottling type: Independent Bottling
Bottled by: James MacArthur

Tasting notes

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Set honey. Fragrant.
Palate: Minty. First peppermint creams, then leafy garden mint.
Finish: Bitter chocolate.
Comment: Sophisticated flavours in a delicate structure. Like elaborate petits-fours.

8.0

Taster Ian Wisniewski

Nose: Creamy porridge with honey, then baked apples and apricots take over.
Palate: Luscious, syrupy texture with nuances of digestive biscuits, thick set honey, créme brûlée, gingerbread and dried fruit.
Finish: Digestive biscuit dryness and créme brûlée sweetness, with a final flourish of dried fruit.
Comment: A mellow character with integrated flavours rather than an individual sequence.

7.5

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Glenrothes Distillery, Burnside Street, Rothes, Moray, Speyside, Scotland

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