The Glenrothes

While in Edinburgh, I purchases a sample package of three version of several whiskies, The Glenrothes among them (Tomatin is another). I'm starting from the youngest versions of each of these. Today's selection is from the Glenrothes distillery.

This sample is the "Select Reserve". A check of the web site tells me that it typifies the distillery house character - ripe fruits, citrus, vanilla and hints of spice. This "select" is a variety of years blended together so I don't know what year(s) are in it.

I find it to have a nice bouquet and a smooth after taste. I do find a little vanilla, but not so much the citrus. The ripe fruits are in there buy pretty subtile. There is a spicy finish but I can't tell if that is the alcohol or the flavor coming through. It is quite good, but I can't quite find the flavors listed on the web site. I guess it is just me. I could handle a bottle of this at home. I believe I liked the GlenDronach Parliament a bit better but this easy very good.