7,000+ Whiskey Database
Liquor
Glenrothes Vintage Reserve (NAS)
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Strongly fragrant with ripe citrus and fruitcake
Taste
Creamy on the tongue with bright cherries, vanilla, marzipan, and caramel
Finish
Sweet with a lemony honey
Liquor
Glenrothes Whisky Maker’s Cut
Type
ABV
48.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Orange oil and blackberry jam, with drying oak in the background.
Taste
Juicy sherry, crunchy brown sugar, a touch of boozy red wine, macadamia nuts.
Finish
Sweet with chocolate and dried fruit.
Liquor
Glenrothes Whisky Maker’s Cut: The Soleo Collection
Type
ABV
48.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Orange oil and blackberry jam, with drying oak in the background.
Taste
Juicy sherry, crunchy brown sugar, a touch of boozy red wine, macadamia nuts.
Finish
Sweet with chocolate and dried fruit.
Nose
Warm banana loaf, barley loft, marshmallow sweet.
Taste
Candy cane, root ginger, apple skins.
Finish
Hint of mace, white pepper, mandarin.
Liquor
Glentauchers 14 Duncan Taylor Rare Auld 1997
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Plums, raisins, rich fruit, hint of damp earth, a rosebed, orange zest, a tin of Quality Street
Taste
Toasted grains, hazelnuts, caramel, top soil, nutmeg, soft oak, sultanas, a trace of bitter dark chocolate, grass clippings.
Finish
Gentle oak, creamy, milky English Breakfast tea, dried fruit.
Liquor
Glentauchers 15 1996 Duncan Taylor The Octave
Type
ABV
54.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Fuzzy peach, honey, burnt grass, cocoa, dark maple syrup
Taste
Orange-chocolate, cherries, butterscotch, lemon candy
Finish
Lime-chocolate, oak, sprite-y, coconut, navel orange, leather
Liquor
Glentauchers 15 Duncan Taylor NC2 1996
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Grainy with notes of porridge, malt and hints of cider. Quite one-dimensional, all very easy-going stuff.
Taste
Cut hay, pepper, malt and toast. Some more of those porridge notes from the nose, hints of applewood, a little tea.
Finish
Simple, medium length. Some malt, some fruit, a little spice.
Liquor
Glentauchers 16 Gordon & MacPhail
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
A musky perfume of fruits and cereals.
Taste
Fruity with an underlying cereal taste, with a viscous mouthfeel. Sweet with a salty, tangy turning spicy at the end.
Finish
Tangy and peppery finish that lasts for a good long while.
Liquor
Glentauchers 17 1998 Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength
Type
ABV
56.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Honey, pralines & cream ice cream, blackberries
Taste
Roasted cereal, mineral, floral, caramel, peanut
Finish
Plum, lime, burnt wood, peanut butter
Liquor
Glentauchers 18 1996 Chapter 7
Type
ABV
48.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Creamy pannacotta and coconut. A slight hint of citrus fruits.
Taste
Mashed bananas and Betterfood cookies with some juicy oak.
Finish
Quite a long finish with those lovely mineral notes.
Liquor
Glentauchers 18 Gordon & MacPhail 1991
Type
ABV
56.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Hints of burnt caramel, but also leather, vanilla, tobacco and Maraschino cherries
Taste
Hints of orange peel, a whisper of smoke and a slight bitterness as well. A whiff of tobacco, and burnt caramel
Finish
Medium in length. A bit more subtle after the quite intense taste.
Liquor
Glentauchers 18 Signatory Cask Strength
Type
ABV
48.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Baked bananas, hint of peat smoke, Golden Delicious apples, spiced bread, raspberries
Taste
Sweet and sour, baked bananas, lemon, Golden Delicious apples, rhubarb
Finish
Soft, medium long