tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post5055010029876109890..comments2024-03-06T21:06:39.726-05:00Comments on The Coopered Tot: Glenrothes 1995NewYorkJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-63401345723309680562012-06-13T13:41:52.377-04:002012-06-13T13:41:52.377-04:00Ruben, thanks so much for shedding light on this s...Ruben, thanks so much for shedding light on this somewhat confusing issue (vintage dating and how old the expressions of Glenrothes are). The idea that vintages are vatted and then bottled at various times makes a lot of sense and explains how a single vintage year can be bottled in different years. I'll stop fussing about it and just go with it.<br /><br />Congratulations on surpassing 1000 posts on http://www.whiskynotes.be/<br />It's one of the best and most comprehensive whisky blogs out there. I use it extensively. Thanks so much for coming by!The Coopered Tothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994039557547289926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-2837371106533858452012-06-13T08:56:43.442-04:002012-06-13T08:56:43.442-04:00I've struggled with the "approved" a...I've struggled with the "approved" and "bottled" dates myself, especially since you can find different versions of the same vintage - all details will be the same except for the bottling year. I asked this question when visiting the distillery last month. <br /><br />First the master blender spends a couple of weeks working on mixture of casks that have a certain character. In the end a specific mixture of casks is approved, which is then bottled. Sometimes, depending on the number of casks used, they keep part of a batch and store it in "dead" wood, i.e. casks that have been used so many times that the wood influence during the extra storage period will be (virtually) non-existing or at least quite irrelevant. So when you find the same vintage with different bottling years, the recipe and the casks used will have been the same but they are bottled at different moments in time, with theoretically the same result.<br /><br />The actual bottling date and age can't be deducted from the label, but of course this is part of The Glenrothes' unique concept of working with vintages instead of age expressions. <br /><br />(a concept now copied by Balblair)WhiskyNoteshttp://www.whiskynotes.benoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-79899903790733224672012-06-11T09:46:30.447-04:002012-06-11T09:46:30.447-04:00Thanks so much, Padraic. Hopefully someday we'...Thanks so much, Padraic. Hopefully someday we'll figure out how to dram it together. It's definitely a Spey with a clear identity. I'm going to keep it on my radar. I'd be very curious to try a single cask / small batch version that was non chill filtered. I hope that Berry Bros. does their thing with it.NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-40435631014236071562012-06-10T21:06:19.454-04:002012-06-10T21:06:19.454-04:00Very enjoyable review, thanks =) I've felt sin...Very enjoyable review, thanks =) I've felt since my own tasting of the Select Reserve/1998/1985 I should spend a little more time with Glenrothes.Padraichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07375608244875943830noreply@blogger.com