ShimmyT Was Here

In my ever expandng search for fne spirits I set off on a searh for some scotch that my VMware trainer recommended. The name of the brand is Glenrothes. I thought it would be harder to find, but turns out my local Holiday Market carries it. Price wasn’t too extravagant, about what youd expect for a nicer bottle of scotch.

Now the only scotch I have to compare this to is a bottle of Chivas Regal 18 R.O. (thanks H). The bottle of Glenrothes  I purchased was the 1991 Speyside Single Malt. I was expecting there to be major differences but damn I didn’t think they would be that great. So starters when you open the bottle it’s got a sweet smell, not like the Chivas but sweet none the less. It also has a woody smell which I’m guessing is from the casks that they keep it in for all of those years. It’s got a mild sweet taste, with a very straightforward kind of feel where as the Chivas has a bunch of different flavors. It doesn’t burn coming in or going down which is also a plus. Does give you a nice warm feeling all over after you finish the glass though.

Is it a keeper hell yes. I’ll probably start saving up for the 1984 bottle now too. This has also piqued my interest for other single malt scotches. Other things happening now, I’m finally on the last episode of Mad Men season 1. Such a good damn show. Looking forward to getting Season 2 in HD. One last thing I think this bottle of scotch is going to be going fast.