Whisky Focus - The Glenrothes 1969 Single Cask

Berry Bros. & Rudd Spirits owners of The Glenrothes has bottled the one of 20 casks which it has acquired from independent whisky merchant Duncan Taylor. You don't see a single cask distillery bottling from The Glenrothes often but when we do they define it as something beyond the expected, which should be reserved only for the truly remarkable. With that in mind, the Glenrothes have introduced the second expression from their Extraordinary Single Cask collection – The Glenrothes 1969 Single Cask #11485, this follows the Extraordinary Cask from 1970 which they released in September 2012.

With golden hues and peerless texture the Glenrothes describe it as the most beautifully balanced, elegant and well-mannered single malt they have ever produced. The refill hogshead cask used to create this single malt was filled on 10th July 1969. The cask yielded 133 bottles at a natural strength of 42.9% ABV, meaning it is almost as exclusive as it is elegant.

The Glenrothes will follow this 2nd release in 2015 with the launch of a 1968 cask #13507 but meanwhile if you want to taste the newly released Glenrothes 1969 Single Cask #11485 which comes in a hand-blown lead crystal bottle in the traditional Glenrothes design it will set you back £4,000.
 

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