The
Glenrothes distillery was build from 1878 by James Stuart & Co,
at that time tenants of the Macallan distillery.
James Stuart had some problems with the bank and the William Grand & Co
company finished the construction of Glenrothes. The William Grant & Co
was formed by three associates: William Grant, John Cruikshank
and Robert Dick.
The first distillation happened the same day as the catastrophic
accident: the collapse of the "Tay Bridge" who killed
all the passengers of the train which was crossing the Firth of
Tay.
Business was not good and Glenrothes became part of Highland Distillers (already
owners of Bunnahabhain). This change of ownership saved the distillery and things
began to be better and better. In 1898, the production was already more than
doubled.
A first fire of the warehouse n°1 caused the loss of 200.000 gallons whisky.
Partially destroyed by a second fire in 1962, the distillery was rebuild and
extended twice in 1963 and in 1980. The still house was tooled up with 10 stills.
The Glenrothes single malt is marketed in an original bottle, remaining the
tasting samples used by the distilleries. Previously bottled after 12 years,
this single malt is currently available in vintage editions.
The remaining part of the production is used in blends, especially Cutty Sark.
Glenrothes is the base of Cutty Sark.
The Highland Distillers group has been bought by the Edrington Group in november
1999 for 601 millions £.
| Glenrothes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | |||
| O.B. | 1978 | 16 3/4 | |
| 1989 | 16 | ||
| Douglas Laing | Old Malt Cask, 18 years | 17 1/3 | |
| Signatory | Un-chillfiltered collection 1990 | 17 1/2 | |
| Taste Still | Taste Still 1970 | 18 | |
| Whisky Import Nederland | First Cask 7 years old | ||
| Dun Eideann | Dun Eideann 1996, Ste Lucie |
Glenrothes 1989 |
|
|
Age |
12 years |
Alcohol |
43° |
Bottler |
Official |
Glenrothes1983
|
|
Age |
18 years |
Alcohol |
50° |
Particularity |
Non chill filtered |
Bottler |
Douglas Laing |
Glenrothes
|
|
|
Age |
11 years |
Alcohol |
46° |
Particularity |
Non chill filtered |
Bottler |
Signatory |
The Glenrothes is an outstanding example of a wonderful and delicious whisky. An outstanding addition to anyone's scotch whisky collection.
Glenrothes
|
|
Age |
7 years |
Alcohol |
56,4 |
Bottler |
Whisky Import Nederland |
Glenrothes
|
|
Age |
10 years |
Alcohol |
42° |
Bottler |
Dun Eideann |
Glenrothes 1985 |
|
Alcohol |
43° |
Bottler |
Official |
Nose: sweet a soft
Mouth:
Starts sweet and silky but whit a little of time the peper appears. This is a really sweet whisky and so
easy to drink. It's similar to macallan 12 fine oak, but I preffer this one beacause have more boy and the
peper
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The Speyside area is situated at the North of the Cairngorm mountain and goes to the Moray firth. It is delimited
by two rivers: the Findhorn at the West side and the Deveron on the East side.
The area is named after the river Spey. Most of the distilleries take their water in one of its affluents; the Fiddich, the
Livet or the Avon.
About sixty distilleries from Speyside are described on this site.
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about the Speyside area, and if you want to make an "alphabetical journey" through the area, please
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