Glenrothes – 2012/2024 12 Year Old PX Sherry Murray McDavid (70cl, 54.1%)

This Glenrothes is a 12-year-old Speyside single malt distilled in 2012 and bottled in autumn 2024 at 54.1% for the Benchmark range. After initial maturation in Bourbon hogsheads, it received a two-year finish in four first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry barriques from Ximénez-Spinola. The casks 2200811 to 2200814 yielded 1,617 bottles. The PX finish adds dessert-like accents to the fruity Speyside malt. Coffee and chocolatey berries combine with vanilla, while creamy malt, mocha and baking spices shape the flavour. Baked apple, cocoa and cinnamon round off the profile. The whisky is non-chill filtered and contains no colouring. The nose brings fruity coffee notes with berries in chocolate and vanilla. The palate shows creamy malt with sweet mocha and baking spices. Baked apple, cocoa powder and cinnamon appear in the finish.