Glenrothes Scotch Whisky Distillery

Glenrothes Distillery, Rothes, Morayshire, AB38 7AA
Tel: +44 (0)1340 872300

Glenrothes Distillery General Information

Current Owners	Edrington
Location	Speyside
Water source	Springs in the hills above the distillery.
Stills	5 x wash stills and 5 x spirit stills
Capacity per year	5,500,000 Litres
Status	Active/Producing

Glenrothes Distillery History

1878	W. Grant & Co
1887	Merge with Islay Distillery Co to create Highland Distilleries Ltd
1922	Destroyed by fire
1963	Increase stills from 4 -6
1980	Distillery further extended from 6-10 stills
1982	First discussions between Christopher Berry Green (Director of Berry Bros & Rudd Ltd.) and John Goodwin (MD of Highland Distilleries Ltd) about a Glenrothes Single Malt to be sold and marketed by Berry Bros & Rudd Ltd.
1987	Launch of The Glenrothes 12 year-old Single Malt
1989	A fifth pair of stills are added bringing total capacity to 5.6 million litres a year Berry Bros. & Rudd Ltd. purchase and renovate Rothes House on Manse Brae, formerly the manse, home of the Parish Minister
1994	First sales of The Glenrothes Vintage 1979 from the Berry Bros & Rudd Ltd. shop and through exports to Spain
2000	Oversupply in the industry leads to The Glenrothes working six months on and six months off in tandem with Tamdhu. Production cut to 2.8 million litres

Glenrothes Distillery Comments

Contribute to Cutty Sark and Famous Grouse blends - popular with blenders.

Marketed by Berry Bros & Rudd.

One of five distilleries in Rothes.

Glenrothes Distillery Bottlings

Glenrothes Select Reserve

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Glenrothes Distillery Independent Bottlings

Berry Bros & Rudd

Cadenhead

Duncan Taylor "Cask Strength"

Gordon & MacPhail

Master of Malt

Signatory

Whisky Galore

Glenrothes Tasting Notes

Duncan Taylor Cask Strength Glenrothes 1967 35 yr old
Bright gold color. Rich, malty and peaty with a complimenting toffee flavors. Viscous and full-bodied with a long incredibly creamy finish. Excellent!

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