JacobaEd
Connoisseur
87
03 aug 2020 9:57 pm
нос 88 · вкус 88 · финиш 86
Glenrothes Oldest Reserve
Glenrothes
WB 89.3 78 оценок 43.0 %vol
Магазинов с предложением: 1 · предложений: 1 · в наличии: 1 · цена: от 410.67 €
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учтено 25 заметок · текстовых 16 · полнота WB не подтверждена (legacy wb_reviews: один автор — одна запись)
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Старый элегантный купаж с ярким апельсиново-фруктовым характером, хересными и кофейно-карамельными нотами. Опытные и остальные сходятся в высокой оценке; главная общая претензия — мягковат, недостаёт крепости.
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В аромате — апельсин и цитрусовая цедра, тёмные тушёные фрукты и изюм, шоколад, кофе и мокко, крем-брюле, карамель и тоффи, пчелиный воск, ваниль и мягкий дуб, у части дегустаторов складывающиеся в характер тирамису; хересные ноты присутствуют, но заметно деликатнее, чем ждали от такой выдержки. Вкус многогранный: яблоки, груши, апельсин и тропические фрукты, мёд, восковистость, пряности и насыщенный фруктовый кекс на фоне старого пропитанного дуба; текстура кремовая, почти ликёрная. Послевкусие сухое, дубовое, с лимоном, мандарином, белым шоколадом, белым перцем и кофейной горчинкой каппучино.
Опытные ревьюеры ценят свежую фруктовость и апельсиновую яркость, сохранённые после трёх с лишним десятилетий выдержки, и отмечают, что первый выпуск (винтажи 1967–1980) сильнее поздних; остальные добавляют похвалу сложности, благородной старости и лёгкой «разложенности» дуба как достоинству. Общая и повторяющаяся критика в обеих группах — напиток слишком мягкий и округлый, ему не хватает крепости, лишний процент-два пошёл бы на пользу. Оценки согласованны и держатся в диапазоне 87–94, выбивается лишь один резко отрицательный отзыв (74), автор которого не нашёл в тридцатилетней выдержке ничего особенного.
JacobaEd
Connoisseur
87
03 aug 2020 9:57 pm
Baanaanaabob
Connoisseur
90
03 may 2021 7:16 pm
Delicate old sherry, orange, toffee, sweet spices, leather, a bit on the lighter side, very nice
Vince'
Expert Senior
89
04 feb 2019 3:35 pm
нос 90 · вкус 89 · финиш 89
Cubey666
Connoisseur
88
05 mar 2024 8:11 pm
as I read in the notes: distilled in 1967, 1972, 1977, 1979 and 1980 and has been matured for at least 30 years... damn: Oldest Reserve indeed!
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 89 | Oranges, chocolate sprinkles, soft oak, mocha, coffee, crème brûlée, caramel, delicate! |
| Вкус | 88 | apples, pears, oranges, even some tropical fruits too, honey sugar, light waxy, caramel, oaky and waxy |
| Финиш | 86 | lemon and lime, tangerine, oaky, white chocolate, some white pepper, delicate oak. deliciously drying with cappuccino coffee |
Andytka3
Connoisseur
94
07 jun 2021 8:11 am
1589) The Glenrothes, Oldest Reserve, Release 2012
dram-drinker
Connoisseur
94
08 dec 2015 11:49 pm
Oh yeah, this one is fruity, orangy, mellow and smooth and punchy, fresh and thus belongs to the best of Glenrothes. Great stuff! I had the first edition (with wood frame) that includes the vintages 1967, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980. Later editions (with hard box) include younger vintages that are not as good as the first edition.
Whisky-in-Wiesbaden
Connoisseur
93
11 apr 2016 12:17 pm
Glenrothes "Oldest Reserve" is the flagship from the Reserve Series of the distillery. For his composition distillates of the vintages 1967, 1972, 1977, 1979 and 1980 are used, which enjoyed a maturing period of at least 30 years, some even significantly more.
Erik Elixir
Connoisseur
88
15 jun 2013 8:41 am
This Glenrothes was distilled in different years. This first bottling is seclected from spirit that came off the stills in 1967, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980 and has been matured for at least 30 years - some much longer.
dRambo
Connoisseur
91
16 mar 2018 8:26 pm
It tastes old, fine, retro - it does not hide its age - the nose is exceedingly complex and everything that I wish for in my old age - on the palate he could well tolerate a few more percentages - but he does not disappoint here an elegant sniffing paint
Hvdree
Connoisseur
88
16 sep 2020 11:35 pm
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
LeChiffre
Connoisseur
87
18 jan 2025 12:05 am
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
besar
Connoisseur
89
18 jul 2025 7:44 pm
нос 89 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
kimmosuo
Connoisseur
84
19 jul 2017 11:20 pm
нос 85 · вкус 83 · финиш 82
LDB
Connoisseur
89
20 mar 2020 7:49 pm
(Blind tasting) I would guess a 20+ year old Highlander or Speysider with approx. 46 percent, and with careful sherry maturation (refill), I guess an older Balblair or similar. at ~ 24 years. In any case, I like it very much, the only thing that could be criticized for it would be that it is too pleasant and round - but I do not, but see the charm in this drop.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 90 | First of all great legs, and the nose also promises to be pretty: delicate but lusciously matured fruit aromas, sherry perfume meets spicy summer flower bouquet and honey. Delicious! |
| Вкус | 89 | Oh la la, matured and round, with a great note of beeswax and the fragile but very flattering melange of fruit flavors. |
| Финиш | 88 | There is no wood to be felt, the malt silky lines the mouth, a very harmonious affair. |
Shmirns
Expert Senior
90
21 apr 2020 3:57 pm
I also got one of the first releases, so can only speak to this edition.... It's absolutely fabulous. I'm using it to show my dad how a touch of "decomposition" can be a really beautiful element of a whisky. So old and elegant... A touch stronger and it would have been out of this world!
kramimatsimoto
Expert Senior
89
22 jun 2026 8:35 pm
The initial nose is already very revealing: candle wax, custard, crème brûlée, coffee beans, cocoa. It settles into a tiramisu-like character. A lovely note of Stork Riesen! Also, grape seed and jasmine tea. The taste is fantastic: smooth, creamy texture, pleasantly sweet. It lingers on the tongue, with lots of orange juice, expressive tiramisu, soft wood, a hint of pencil shavings, and coffee too. A pleasant, smooth finish: very multifaceted. A very good sipper. Excellent whisky! The nose is good, the taste is great, but it could still be even better. You wish it would never end. 89 points, more like 89.5.
Moritz
Expert Senior
94
22 oct 2017 5:35 pm
Definitely worth the price, an excellent drop. Very complex and tasted exceptionally good!
The_Osprey
Expert Senior
92
23 jun 2021 9:46 am
Glenrothes Oldest Reserve 43%. Aroma is oaky and vanilla forward - nice, not tired at all (given the old casks involved) but not as sherry as I'd expected. Taste is multifaceted - spicy and oaky up front, vanilla, deep rich fruitcake and old saturated wood. Lovely complexity to it. Just very well put together. Beautiful biscuity old oak vibe. It's supremely well put together and tasty too 3.85/92
Griller76
Expert Junior
74
24 mar 2018 11:31 am
Too bad, but also a maturation of 30 years has made nothing special from this drop. So far, I personally have not found a single good Glenrothes.
Cast Olila
Connoisseur
84
26 jan 2018 9:39 am
нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 82
BehindSpace
Connoisseur
90
26 may 2018 3:03 am
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 89
WhiskyRanked
Expert Senior
92
27 feb 2021 7:13 am
Nose: Initially a syrupy light caramel bomb. As it sits the sweetness fades and leaves ginger snaps, caramel, sweet floral notes (honeysuckle?), a note of citrus peel. Salty and meaty notes. Dark stewed fruits, raisins. Palate: Copper caramel, dry newspaper/cardboard, fragrant zest Finish: Old wood
ZwiJo
Connoisseur
90
27 may 2016 9:35 pm
нос 91 · вкус 89 · финиш 89
Schreiraupe
Expert Senior
92
27 nov 2017 8:08 pm
Round thing, almost like a liqueur
JustAngelos
Expert Junior
90
28 jan 2025 10:23 pm
Wow, I love it when a malt still has such a lively fruity taste after so many years. I would have expected more oak spice on the nose. A little more alcohol would have helped here. I think that even the 1.1% that Glenrothes vintages often have would have been beneficial. Still, a truly venerable old whisky that you'll enjoy lingering over. Well-deserved 90 points. (With a little more alcohol, probably +1)
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