The Glenrothes Single Malt

The Glenrothes Single Malt

Established in 1878, The Glenrothes Distillery in Scotland's Speyside is part of the Edrington Group, a consortium that additionally incorporates Scotch whisky heavyweights Macallan and Highland Park.

The historical backdrop of The Glenrothes Distillery starts with the tales of two outstanding men. John Stuart, who initially had the vision to fabricate another distillery in the town of Rothes, and the Reverend William Sharp, who raised the assets expected to spare the refinery from ruin and assisted with transforming John Stuart's fantasy into a reality.

Right up 'til the present time The Glenrothes is one of only a handful distilleries in Scotland to have its own wellsprings of water for production.They call it 'Uisge Beatha', our water of life. Each measure conveys the valuable heritage of this natural fluid.

The Glenrothes 12 Years Old

Introduced in September 2018, The Glenrothes 12 Year is a single malt from the brand's Soleo Collection. This collection ages entirely in sherry seasoned oak and is 100% natural color. Named for the process for drying grapes when making some sherry styles like Pedro Ximenez, this collection replaces all existing Glenrothes expressions. The Glenrothes 12 years old is the classic house style of The Glenrothes - fruity and sweet. Bottled at 80 proof.

The Glenrothes 12 years Tasting Notes

Gorse brambles and roses lead to white chocolate and peanuts on the button with a gritty feeling. It's lighter on the tongue however and transforms into a sweet whisky with peaches, meringue, and vanilla riding that wonderful Glenrothes Tootsie Roll taste. It has a long and sweet finish with a taste of galia melon and light spice.

Facts

• In 2017 Edrington bought the glenrothes brand back from Berry Bros. In bid to accelerate the single malt's growth in international markets.

• The Glenrothes uses cream yeast for fermentation.

• The stillhouse at Glenrothes is known as the 'Cathedral of Speyside' due to the size of its stills. It is the tallest stillhouse in the Speyside region and houses 10 stills that work in pairs - five wash stills and five spirit stills - to produce Glenrothes clean and fresh new make spirit.

Images courtesy by Glenrothes website

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