This was part of a small haul a few friends and I shipped from a very nice seller in Italy with good prices as far as such vintage stuff goes.

I feel very privileged to be able to drink highly-aged 60s sherry at a decent proof (some mention online that this is cask strength). I paid around 600usd with all shipping and duties, but I feel comfortable with spending this as a little reward for a professional milestone, especially since I've significantly cut bar visits in favour of procuring a few exceptional bottles a year.

So let's dig into this 33yo Glenrothes --

Nose: Sweet, syrupy, with harmonious and immaculate balance, though it could stand to be slightly more assertive. Manuka honey, sticky toffee pudding, root beer, bananas, peaches, honeydew, peppermint. I will say that there is a touch of wool and shoe polish notes I associate with really old malts stored for a very long time but it is very restrained compared to some old blends I've dealt with.

Palate: Medium texture. Perfect alcohol integration. More honeydew, passionfruit, limes, rhubarb syrup, rum-soaked prunes, guavas, brazil nuts.

Finish: Nutmeg, dried cranberries, dried apricot, green apples, with elegant long tail of guava again.

Score: 93

Incredibly tropical, Serge scored this a 92, for context, taking a couple of points off for an oaky finish. FWIW I didn't really get the oak so much as nutmeg, but I agree with the sheer tropicality. I especially love the honeydew note, it's one of those really complex tertiary flavours I associate with top-level Scotch. Possibly refill sherry, but either way, fantastic. But who knows with the variability in storage conditions for bottles this old, the difference between what Serge and I had. I only know I have 60cl more of this to nurse. The notes are different from the Discord because I decided to pour another 2cl to zoom in on the flavours. My S/O and I have already drammed around 10cl of this within 2 days, which is testament to how dangerously drinkable this is.