Glenrothes

Glenrothes 1979 General Release 22 Year Old, 2002, 43%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 13
Average Score
Avg 82
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Description

A Speyside malt distillery that is today part of the Edrington Group following its acquisition of Highland Distillers in 1999. Unusually, the distillery and its brand had different owners between 2010 and 2017 when the label was briefly sold to Berry Brothers & Rudd in London. A Speyside malt distillery that is today part of the Edrington Group following its acquisition of Highland Distillers in 1 ...

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Sep 7, 2026SGD 729.00
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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Mar 9, 2026SGD 393.17
Cask type
N.A
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
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
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Cardboard box
Series highlights
General Release
Historical context
In 1979, Glenrothes converted the old malt barn into a new, computerized still house and added a new pair of stills, making vintages from 1979 and earlier more hand-crafted.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Grapefruit, oranges and floral.
Palate
Apples, sweet, red liquorice.
Finish
Medium to long. Warming and bit dry.
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