Next up in the Angel’s Choice series by Malts of Scotland: a Glenrothes distilled in 1970.
Glenrothes 1970 (44,5%, Malts of Scotland ‘Angel’s Choice’ 2011, bourbon hogshead MoS 11026, 135 btl., 35 cl.)
Nose: huge (but volatile) notes of oak polish at first. Some banana and pineapple candy, apricot jam, then big hints of strawberry bubble gum and marshmallows. A little honey. Whiffs of mint and cinnamon notes but it’s really 95% fruit candy here. Lovely.
Mouth: still plenty of fruits, much more tropical now. Bordering on the profile of old grain whisky: pineapple and coconut. Banana. Vanilla and some spices, but less influenced by the oak than the Glenrothes 1970 by The Whisky Agency. Fruit tea.
Finish: long, very fruity (pineapple) with only traces of oak. Hints of cocoa as well.
Five years ago I was already in love with the Glenrothes 1968 / 1969 / 1970 releases by Duncan Taylor and now it seems the Germans have managed to find a couple of similar casks. Recommended. Around € 120.
Score: 91/100