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Glenrothes 40yr Gordon & MacPhail 1973 First Fill Sherry

Scotch Gordon MacPhail Scotland
  • Distiller

    Glenrothes

  • Bottler

    Gordon MacPhail

  • ABV

    43%

  • Age

    40 Years

This is an independent bottling of spirit distilled at Glenrothes distillery. It was distilled in 1973, and bottled in 2013 by Gordon & MacPhail. It was bottled at 43% ABV with no coloring or filtering. This is an old one, and my oldest Glenrothes to date, so I'm curious to see how it is. Lets dive in.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By The Daily Pour Staff
  • This is very nice but quite muted overall. I love this but can’t help but wonder how some extra proof could help it. That said, this is far from bad, and its ranking shows.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Fresh baked bread, vanilla bean, honey, light toffee. Some pepper, light fruits. Not super bold overall.

  • Taste:

    Thin to medium mouth feel, some honey. Fresh cake batter, light raspberry, cherry, vanilla bean. Nice pepper influence. Apples and pears.

  • Finish:

    Short, lots of yeast, baked goods, faint cocoa. Not super intense. Toffee, apples, caramel.

  • Overall:

    This is very nice but quite muted overall. I love this but can’t help but wonder how some extra proof could help it. That said, this is far from bad, and its ranking shows.

  • Score:

    88

  • By The Daily Pour Staff
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources