The Glenrothes 18 Year

vanilla, maple, honey. very spicy

Finish: Spicy but not much burn. Good by itself. Didn't need water or ice.

Nice amber color and initial knows of honey. On drinking it it’s warm have Paris but not quite the complexity of flavors that we would’ve hoped for an 18-year-old but still very nice scotch.

Truly delicious! Has notes of vanilla, ginger, rose, orange and pear, as advertised. In addition, this new Soleo Collection release has an amazingly deep taste - and aroma - of soft, chewy caramel. The kind of soft, chewy, homemade, melts-in-your-mouth individually wrapped caramel sold occasionally at speciality stores. This was my first Glenrothes, and it’s a knock-out. Not a sherry-bomb, but rather the perfect amount of sweetness, with far more depth than I expected based on color alone (as compared to some of the other 18-year old whiskies I’ve imbibed over the years). This one is a keeper and will now occupy the sacred top-shelf area of my cupboard along with three or four other elderly (18-25 year) Scottish cousins.