Whisky Focus - The Glenrothes Single Cask 1969 #11483

The Glenrothes Single Cask 1969 #11483 the fourth release in the Glenrothes Extraordinary Cask Series.

The Glenrothes distillery are set to release The Glenrothes Single Cask 1969 #11483, the fourth release in the Glenrothes Extraordinary Cask Series, it is additional to the release of The Glenrothes Single Cask 1969 #11485, released back in February 2014.

The Glenrothes Extraordinary Single Cask 1969 has been bottled from the contents of Cask #11483. It is bottled at a natural strength of 43.8% ABV, is non chill-filtered and, like all Glenrothes’ bottlings, of completely natural colour.

To complement the 1969 Vintage and to demonstrate a link back to the year the whisky was created The Glenrothes introduced a new tasting platform, The Vintage Vinyl Sessions. The first session took place last week in a legendary setting – a seductive evening, of Vintage whisky and music on vintage vinyl. The Beatles album, Abbey Road was chosen by The Glenrothes Brands Heritage Director, Ronnie Cox, and specialist vinyl curator – Colleen Murphy.

The Vintage Vinyl Sessions are intended to incorporate two great pleasures of taste and sound – The Glenrothes Vintage Single Malt and Vinyl Records. As a follow up to the occasion, The Glenrothes are soon to release the very rare whisky, Extraordinary Cask #11483, from 1969 – a second-fill hogshead cask, filled on 31st July 1969. The cask yielded only 69 bottles at natural strength.

The Glenrothes 1969 Extraordinary Cask #11483 will initially be available from Berry Bros. & Rudd in February 2016 and its representatives in key markets. Prices will start at £4,000 (€5,000 or $7,000) and upwards per bottle.

You can find the current Glenrothes whisky range available from specialist Whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange
 

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