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Glenrothes 1997 Cl

Overall rating
88.73/100
votes
168
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Claxton's (Cl)
Bottling serie
The Single Cask
Vintage
28.04.1997
Bottled
16.11.2016
Stated Age
19 years old
Casktype
Sherry Butt
Casknumber
1610-7154
Number of bottles
669
Strength
53.7 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Added on
03 Dec 2016 1:40 pm by rvdoorn
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Glenrothes 1997 Cl
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Glenrothes 1997 Cl
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€ 113,09

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Whisky Reviews for Glenrothes 1997 Cl

36 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.73 points

  1. theograph scored this whisky 90 points Expert Senior

    Ein Sherryhammer a la old school - a true christmas galore! Top! PLV: 9/10
    • Nose
      Maggie satt! Fleischig, schwefelig und staubig; dunkle herbe Schokolade; Holzpolitur, Zedernholz, Zirgarrenrauch, merh Schweflenoten; kanidierte rote Früchte, schwere süße und zugleich leicht bittere Rumkirschen; altes, säurebetontes Eichenholz, dunkle Schokolade, Espresso, Irish Coffee? Noten von Cognac;
    • Taste
      Trocken/staubig und eine gehörige Portion altes Eichenholz, sehr mächtig! Edel polierte Zigarrenkiste, kalter Zigarrenrauch, mehr poliertes Holz, speckiges Leder, Schwefel bzw. Schießpulver, verborgene Noten von Rumkirschen, Sherryfrucht im Hintergrund - subtil alter und gereifter Sherry; Kakaopulver, Tiramisu, Rumkuchen;
    • Finish
      Würzig, Eiche satt! Wieder Rumfrüchte und das Tiramisu, sehr mächtig!

  2. Erik Elixir scored this whisky 89 points Connoisseur

    Tasted with Whiskyclub Spakenburg
    • Nose
      Leather, black currant, cassis, drying and custard. Dates, some pepper and orange.
    • Taste
      Forest fruits, coffee and Butterscotch.
    • Finish
      Drying with Butterscotch and forst fruits.

  3. Kodos scored this whisky 92 points Member Senior

    An excellent independent sherried Glenrothes. That they put it in a nice bottle is just a happy accident. If you like heavy sherried whisky, this is a must buy! True bomb.

  4. penumbra scored this whisky 81 points Expert Senior

    All the flavors are clean and pure, the layering and impact are great, personally like it. If you want to pick a problem, the wine is dry, and the fruity taste is not obvious.
    • Nose
      Shirley bomb, damp wood (approximately Dona single barrel), dark fruit, licorice, caramel, high fruity and sweetness, thick smell, oak, black currant, fleshy texture, slight leather .
    • Taste
      Spicy, dry wooden board, bitter herbs, espresso, black chocolate, cough syrup, a little tannin and tobacco, after the heavier flavor passes, slowly emerges the juice and sweetness of various black fruits, cream, Fruit candy, dried prunes, figs.
    • Finish
      Very long, hand rushed to Kenya, plank, Shirley.

  5. Cheng Chee Kaan scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      84 84

  6. Whisky.Hedonist.MY scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    Sample brought from whiskysample.nl
    • Nose
      86 86
      Very intense dark sherry notes, coffee, leathery, dried figs, prunes. Unmistakenly good sherry profile, but a little tired and boring. Sweet and concentrated fruit syrup.
    • Taste
      85 85
      Strong sherry notes, dark chocolate, dried fruit sweetness. Rather hot on the tongue, some water might help. Strong oakiness, almost bitter.
    • Finish
      84 84
      Dry and bitter tannin, quite creamy and spicy. Medium long.

  7. toklian scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    N 21 P 21 F 21 B 20

  8. Thermidor scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    It's good, but most likely the cask would have yielded similar quality results regardless of the spirit.
    • Nose
      Feels like a typical contemporary strongly sherried cask. Meat stock cubes, meat pastries, slightly rubbery sherry. It's robust and well put together, but there are many like this one. Somewhat Glendronach if you catch my drift.
    • Taste
      Quite strong and biting neat, but with a rich, full sherriness that hasn't got any unpleasant notes like sulphur and relatives, or lipstick. Works wonderfully in the mouth as is, but sadly water makes it Just Another Sherry Cask. 
    • Finish
      The finish is mostly on the sherry, with the meat pastries coming back in the tail.

  9. ctu scored this whisky 89 points Connoisseur

    A really big sherry bomb, stray oaky, dry flavors in the end. 89/90.
    • Nose
      Big sherry. Antique leather, prune, black currant, fig, tobacco, marzipan and spicy oak.
    • Taste
      Powerful, oily. Forest fruits, sherry, milk caramel, coffee and tobacco. Tannic oak. Spices: nutmeg, pepper and ginger.
    • Finish
      Long, dry, oaky, spicy.

  10. EJS scored this whisky 90 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      89 89
    • Finish
      90 90

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