The Glenrothes Single Malt Whisky Elders Reserve, 0,7 L, 43%

The Glenrothes Elders Reserve 0.7L

The history of Glenrothes

Glenrothes is a Scottish malt whisky distillery located in Speyside. The Glenrothes Distillery was founded in 1878 by the company James Stuart & Co. As James Stuart & Co. could not complete the construction, the three entrepreneurs Robert Dick, John Cruickshank and William Grant founded the company William Grant & Co. and finally completed the construction of Glenrothes a year later. After some restructuring measures, William Grant & Co. became part of the Highland Distillers Group Ltd., which still owns the Glenrothes distillery today.

Glenrothes' malt whiskies have always been very popular and are regularly voted into the top 10 best single malts by Scottish master blenders. While a large proportion of Glenrothes' whiskeys are used for the two blends Famous Grouse and Cutty Sark, part of the production is also offered as single malts. A large proportion of the single malts on offer are brought to market as vintage bottlings.

With a total of five wash stills and five spirit stills, Glenrothes produces 5,600,000 litres of fresh distillate every year and is therefore on a par with the great single malts from Scotland in terms of volume.

The Glenrothes Elders Reserve
The Glenrothes Elders Reserve is a tribute to the elders of the community, as they are the pillars of society. The individual single malt whiskeys for the Elders Reserve matured for at least 18 years in equal parts American oak and Spanish oak barrels. On the nose, the copper-coloured whiskey is very spicy with notes of pepper, oak and coffee. On the palate, the Elder Reserve is extremely complex and shows light nuances of dried fruit, cocoa and vanilla. The aftertaste is, as you would expect from a single malt of this age, extremely long-lasting and powerful. A highly recommended single malt whisky from Glenrothes!