Description
A limited release of 1979 vintage whisky from The Glenrothes distillery, approved on 17th September 1994 and bottled in 1995. This was the first vintage ever launched by Glenrothes in 1994.
Glenrothes
Glenrothes 1979 16 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 1995, 43%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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LatestSGD 243
HighSGD 400
LowSGD 243
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European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Dec 1, 2025SGD 242.55
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- Region
- Speyside
- Age
- 16 Years
- Vintage
- 1979
- Bottled
- 1995
- ABV
- 43%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Glenrothes
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Sherry Cask
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Lightly Peated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- N.A
- Cask origin
- Jerez, Spain
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- 50000
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Driven Cork
- Presentation
- Tube
- Series highlights
- First vintage ever to be launched by Glenrothes
- Historical context
- 1979 saw the installation of new stills at Glenrothes, replicas of those from 100 years prior. The 1994 bottling was also the centenary year of the first spirit distilled there.
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Really pleasant and complex. Fruity as well: cooked apples, moscatel, citrus, light honey. Some spicy notes (cinnamon, cloves). Marzipan.
- Palate
- Very rich. Sweet and fruity (oranges). Honey. Some toasted flavours as well, and the smoke is still present.
- Finish
- Gets a bit drier but soon the candy takes over again. Roasted nuts. Fades away on vanilla, chocolate and smoked wood.