Tasting Notes
Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.
The Glenrothes John Ramsay
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottler: Distiller
ABV: 46.7%
Score: 97 Points
John Ramsay created this as his final release before retiring as the master blender for The Glenrothes, using casks from 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1986, and 1987. It’s a meditative, complex, and amazing whisky, with a nose that mixes honey, vanilla, brown sugar, molasses, hazelnut, nutmeg, and gorse bushes. The taste has a great, thick nectar-like mouthfeel with dried orange peel, licorice, a touch of cinnamon, rose petals, floral notes, and vanilla. The finish has notes of brandied orange peel, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Truly an amazing dram!