Glenrothes 1974 43 Year Old Private Collection Cask #18440

The Gordon & Macphail Private collection is a collection of greatly-aged single malts from celebrated, little-known or closed distilleries specially selected by members of the Urquhart family - owners of Gordon & Macphail

This bottling is from Glenrothes distillery
Distilled: Monday, 2 December 1974
Bottled: Friday, 6 July 2018
Aged for 43 years
Cask No: 18440
Cask Type: Refill Sherry Puncheon
1 of only 276 bottles available of this exceptional whisky

Tasting notes:
Colour: Mahogany

Aroma: Complex; aromas of sherry soaked fruitcake filled with stewed sultanas mingle with sticky medjool dates. Dark chocolate and citrus peel notes develop; a gentle woodiness with a delicate herbal edge comes to the fore.

Taste: Elegant, smooth, and sweet; subtle cinnamon and nutmeg flavours balance the mature oak and sherry influences. Notes of fruit and nut chocolate. Toasted walnut, and hints of raisin emerge and evolve into zesty citrus. Salted toffee develops towards the end.

Finish: A modest, medium sweet finish fades; hints of charred oak and chocolate remain.