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Vintage 1972
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1972 - 2005 |
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43% |
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Character: Aromatic, spicy, seville oranges
Checked: Duncan Stevens 5/12/72
Approved: John Ramsay 29.3.04
Bottled: 2005 |
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1972 - 2004 |
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Original Glenrothes |
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43% |
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Character: Aromatic, spicy, seville oranges
Checked: Duncan Stevens 5/12/72
Approved: John Ramsay 29.3.04
Bottled: 2004 |
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43% |
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Character: Aromatic, spicy, seville oranges
Checked: Duncan Stevens 5/12/72
Approved: John Ramsay 29.3.04
Bottled: 2004 Special für
Deutschland im Holzframe |
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43% |
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Character: Aromatic, spicy, seville oranges
Checked: Duncan Stevens 5/12/72
Approved: John Ramsay 29.3.04
Bottled: 2004 |
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Tasting Notes whisky-info |
Geruch: Sehr fruchtiger, intensiv Kräuter und
kräftiger Geruch
Geschmack: Sehr fruchtig und aromatisch, Zitrusfrüchte
wie Orangen und Zitrone, tolle Gewürzmischung. Klein wenig Anis?
Fazit: Super leckerer Whisky von dem lange was hat |
********(9,1 von 10) |
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Whisky Exchange |
Whiskyexchange schreibt, das der alte 72er mehr begehrt wird,
wie der neue. |
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Jim Murray´s Whisky Bibel 3rd/4th/5th
Edition |
The Glenrothes1972 04 db (88)
n23 plump sultanas and suet pudding; t23
spectacular marriage between yielding malt and vine fruit;
f20 dries and dies rather too quickly, with oak having all
the say; b22 a shy malt for this age, releasing all its
complexity on the intrinsic, suety/fruity nose and mouth arrival
that is simply to die for. Old age catches up on the flat
finish, though 43% |
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Malt Advocate |
Glenrothes 1972 32 year old, Vintage, 43%,
A very richly textured Glenrothes. A heavy, honeyed maltiness
provides the foundation of this whisky, with interwoven candied
fruit notes (orange, tangerine, sultana), red and black licorice,
toffee, and toasted almonds. Dry, spicy, oak notes balance its
sweetness and provide depth. What impresses me most about this
whisky is how it evolves on the palate and continues evolving
through its lengthy finish.
(1st Quarter 2005 Issue—Vol.
14#1) |
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Malt Maniacs |
The
Glenrothes 1972/2004 (43%, OB) was one of the more
expressive OB's I've encountered so far.
Nose: Polished. Big and fruity. Prickle. Glue and old coffee?
Very restrained at first. Old cigarette smoke.
Taste: Sweet, big and fruity. Tia Maria. Sherried with a touch
of smoke. Some tannins. Metallic. Malty finish.
Score: 84 points - a very enjoyable and refined single
malt that definitely deserves a shiny bronze medal. |
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Whiskyfun by Serge |
Glenrothes 1972/2004 (43%, OB) Colour: gold-amber. Nose:
starts on lots of honey and caramel, dried fruits, with lots of
freshness. Some spices as well (juniper). Notes of tangerines,
mirabelle plums jam, apricots… Not tired in anyway and very
elegant. Mouth: again, quite fresh and fruity, slightly
caramelly. Lots of honey and lots of elegance. Goes on with a
little white pepper and hints of mint. Grows more and more
peppery (also nutmeg) and honeyed with time with also roasted
nuts. The finish isn’t too long and funnily salty and vanilled.
In short it’s all pleasure, elegance and drinkability. 90
points. (June 30, 2006) |
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Whiskyfun by Serge |
Glenrothes 1972/2004 (43%, OB)Colour: amber.
Nose: extremely honeyed at first nosing, with also lots of
pollen, mead, fresh butter… Very clean and rather pure. Some
superb winey notes (fino, Jura vin jaune…) and lots of
vegetables, mashed potatoes, braised carrots, salsify. Very
complex, probably better than any other Glenrothes I had before.
Hints of porridge, fresh cream, green gooseberries and pears.
Some vanilla fudge, sabayone, camomile tea. Most delicate but
not thin in any way. Mouth: sweet but not sugary, oaky but not
too tannic, starting on apricot jam, Mirabelle jam, apple pie,
flower nectar, light ‘breakfast’ honey… Some quince jelly as
well, the whole being nicely peppery. Hints of dried ginger and
lots of vanilla, with a bit of Turkish delight. Excellent!
Medium long finish, on soft pepper and just a little nutmeg.
Pure pleasure. 90 points (November 23,
2005) |
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whisky-pages |
Glenrothes,
1972 Vintage (Scotland)
Initially very sweet on the nose, orange marmalade, developing
spices, and the wood and leather smell of a vintage car. Full
bodied and rich on the palate. The spices follow through from
the nose, with a faint suggestion of mint and eucalyptus. The
finish is long, spicy, smooth and sweet to the end. 43.0% ABV,
70cl, £190, specialist whisky merchants. |
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Tastingnotes Royal Miles |
Nose: Initially chlorine and
cheesy feet! Thankfully this soon dissipated to leave an
intriguing dram. Savoury elements (gravy and cranberry sauce)
combined with Seville oranges, fudge, Turkish Delight, Rum Pot
and nettles.
Taste: Syrupy and rum-sweet but balanced with cinnamon
spices and bitter dark chocolate.
Overall: A most intriguing nose, a delicious palate. A
perfectly rounded experience for the mouth. |
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1972 - 1996 |
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43% |
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Character: Rich spicy fruityness
Checked: Duncan Stevens 2/11/72
Approved: R.H.Fenwick 16.3.96
Bottled: 1996 |
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Tasting Notes whisky-info |
Geruch: Ein tolles "Schnüffelstück"; Kann man den
ganzen Abend riechen und man entdeckt immer was neues
Geschmack: Sehr fruchtig, Sherry, Schokolade und liegt
super angenehm auf der Zunge.
Fazit: Super lecker, Traumstoff |
*********(9,4 von 10) |
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Michael Jackson (4te Auflage 2003; deutsch) |
Farbe: Blasses bis mittleres
Bernstein
Duft: Sherry polierte Eiche. Poliertes Leder
Körper: Butterartig, aber fest, sogar schlank.
Geschmack: Luxuriös, gebildet, elegant, die Aromen süß
und nach Rumbutter, aber zurückhaltend und sehr dicht. Fast
unbemerkbar untermauert von rauchigen Torf. Als würde man in
einem Ledersessel sitzen und Nougat mit Kirscharoma vor dem
offenen Feuer genießen.
Abgang: Leicht, mit einem Anklang an frische Eiche.
Punkte: 85 |
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Michael Jackson (4th Edition 2004; english) |
Colour: Pale to medium amber
Nose: Sherry. Polished oak. Polished leather.
Body: Buttery but firm, even lean.
Palate: Luxurious, sophisticated, elegant, its
flavours sweet and rum-buttery but restrained and tightly
combined. Underpinned almost imperceptibly by smokey peat. Like
sitting in a leather armchair and eating cherryish nougat in
front of a log fire.
Finish: Light, with a hint of fresh oak
Sqore: 85 |
Highlights von 1972: Olympische Spiele in
München
Alben auf Platz1: Deep Purple-Machine Headl; Rod Stewart-Never a
Dull moment; Paul Simon-Paul Simon |
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