Signatory Glenrothes 1995/2025 30YO #6980 - 70cl/54.4%

The Glenrothes Distillery was established in 1879 by Robert Dick and William Grant in Scotland's Speyside region, renowned for sherry-casked single malt whiskies. Signatory Vintage, an independent bottler founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, specializes in rare single cask releases. This Signatory Glenrothes 1995 30 Year Old Cask 6980 was distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2025, from Symington's Choice series single first-fill Oloroso sherry butt #6980, exemplifying Speyside style and Signatory's selective craftsmanship.

This Signatory Glenrothes 1995 30 Year Old Cask 6980 is a Speyside single malt whisky, aged 30 years in a single first-fill Oloroso sherry butt (cask #6980). At 54.4% ABV, it is non-chill filtered with natural color, cask strength, limited yield, and highly rare. It features a deep amber color; the nose is intense with dark chocolate, cloves, roasted pineapple, plums, cigar boxes, and leather, accompanied by toasted oak, honeyed nuts, and hints of peppermint. The palate is full and smooth, layering roasted pineapple, plums, cloves, dark chocolate, and oak depth with fine balanced tannins. The finish is long, carrying semisweet chocolate, spice, and warm aftertaste, exemplifying extended Oloroso maturation complexity and Speyside fruit essence