Glenrothes 18 Year, an 18-year-old single-cask Speyside whisky distilled at Glenrothes in 1995 and bottled at 55.20% cask strength after maturing for 18 years in a sherry cask. As with each Signatory release, this whisky is hand-selected from the distillery’s best casks. No added coloring. Only 618 bottles released.
About The Glenrothes Distillery
The Glenrothes is one of the great Speyside distilleries located in the village of Rothes in the heart of Speyside it was built in 1878 by James Stuart who at the time worked for the famed Macallan distillery.
Its malt is well known for its structure and flavor and is partly used in some of the most popular blends in the world, including the Cutty Sark and the Famous Grouse. It is also a bit unusual in the sense that it does not mark its whisky by years but by vintage, the reason being that they distillery releases only when it is satisfied with it, irregardless of how long it has aged. Most of its whiskies are matured in sherry casks while some bourbon casks are also used.
About Signatory Vintage
Signatory Vintage Scotch is one of the most discerning independent bottlers of Scotch in the world. The company bottles one cask at a time, capitalizing on the unique color and flavor characteristics of each individual cask. All-natural malts are sourced from the best distilleries in Scotland, selecting the best single batches and bottling only the finest casks within those batches. The resulting “single, single, single malt” is about as exclusive as it gets.
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