The Glenrothes Vintage Reserve

Honey, caramel, and sweet apple nose; caramel, stone fruit, vanilla, and some malt; a little heat; smooth, light texture; finishes a little dry with some dried fruit and wax; fruity and light

COLOR/ Brown Amber, Honey AROMA/ Sweet Honey, Caramel, Slight Melon, Slight Tobacco, Slight Leather, No Nose Alcohol Burn FIRST SIP/ Smooth, Spice, Leather, Sweetness, Butters Oil TASTE/ Sweetness, Carmel, Butterscotch, Slight Spice, Slight Vanilla, Butter FINISH/ Sweet, Smooth, Butter, Slight non-lingering Warmth, Very Faint Lingering Sugar-Cinnamon and ever so slight at the end Nutmeg Spice MT GLASS/ Carmelly Wood, Sweetness 80 proof This is part of a 2015 Three Bottle Reserve release collection. 3/3 (Most liked of the 3) This is a Lovely Bold and Complex Beverage! There are a ton of flavors rolling around on your pallet: Honey, Butterscotch, Oils, Cinnamon, Fruits, all sorts of Sweetness you really have to relax and focus on them to capture them all. Once this is done your last sip from your glass will be pure sugary joy and delightfulness. Adding Some H2o may heighten the wonderful Complexity this Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Be Kind, Be Generous, Be Real, Be Responsible!!! CH33RS

I bought a 3pk of small (100ml) bottles online for about $55 & this was one. I liked the floral fruitiness & decent finish, but there was a buttery/musty note that put me off a bit. It was in all 3 variations so I’m guessing its just this brand. While I wasn’t fond of that note in particular, I liked the majority of the smell & taste, & my partner really liked the buttery smell/taste so it could just have been me. I think it was friendly and I wouldn’t mind getting it as a gift, but wouldn’t buy for myself

In one word for the nose... deep. I smell buttery flowers with a hint of tangy-ness. Very thin across the tongue and if I don’t get a decent size sip in, I don’t hardly taste anything. With a bigger sip, the sour tartness of light wood and sweet hay come to the front. Not my style, but I appreciate the aspects of it that I am getting.

Nose: sweet custard, hints of citrus, vanilla and spice Taste: lightly spiced vanilla custard, faint notes of grass and an orange/lemon flavor Finish: short with sweet Sherry flavors changing to a hint of maple bourbon